Tag: Takata

• Tuesday, July 17th 2018 - 15:22 UTC

  Ford agrees settlement covering faulty Takata airbags in 6 million cars

  

  Ford Motor Co agreed to a so-called economic loss settlement of US$ 299.1 million covering at least 6 million U.S. vehicles with potentially faulty Takata air bag inflators, court documents filed in a federal court in Miami on Monday show.

• Friday, February 23rd 2018 - 09:00 UTC

  Takata faulty airbag manufacturer reaches settlement in US

  

  The US arm of Japanese manufacturer Takata has reached a settlement with 44 US state attorneys-general into claims it concealed dangerous defects in its exploding airbags. The faulty airbags have been linked to at least a dozen deaths and more than 100 injuries worldwide. The settlement includes a civil penalty of about US$650m.

• Wednesday, June 28th 2017 - 18:49 UTC

  Takata to continue manufacturing airbags in Uruguay despite bankruptcy

  

  The Uruguayan plant of the Japanese airbag manufacturer Takata, which has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Japan, will continue to operate normally, Takata Uruguay plant manager José Enrique Alonso explained.

• Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 05:27 UTC

  Japanese airbag maker Takata admits defects forcing the recall of 34m vehicles

  

  Japanese airbag maker Takata has said that mechanisms in the airbags of almost 34 million cars are defective. It will lead to the largest recall in US automotive history, affecting models from 11 carmakers. . The number is double previous estimates for faulty air bags from the manufacturer.