Takata Corp.
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The United States auto safety regulators have confirmed it received an official request from General Motors (GM) asking for a one-year extension on the order to recall nearly 1 million full-size pickups and SUVs equipped with passenger-side airbag inflators. All affected vehicles with the banned inflators were declared “moving death traps” earlier in May. An Auto News report…
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BMW Group said today it is recalling about 110,000 cars in Japan over potentially faulty airbag inflators made by Takata Corp., as part of the auto industry’s largest ever global call back, Auto News reports. The automaker recalled 44 models including its 1-series 116i and 118i hatchbacks and the 3-series 320i sedan to replace passenger-side…
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TAKATA Corp. (Auto News): Critics of embattled airbag manufacturer Takata Corp. said last week’s deadly explosion of a truck carrying parts to its Mexican factory underscores questions about the safety of the chemical compound at the center of the largest automotive recall in U.S. history. Sens. Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut…
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