Category : Airbag Failures
Honda Expands Airbag Injury Recall to Include 378,000 More Cars
It seems Toyota has some friendly competition in its current international safety crisis. Japanese automaker Honda Motor Company is expanding its recall for airbag issues by over than 378,000 more cars.
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NHTSA Upgrades Investigation into Ford-150 Airbags after Reports of Injuries
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded and expanded its investigation into dozens of complaints that airbags on some F-150 pickups deployed suddenly and without warning, leading to injuries. The investigation has been updated to an engineering analysis, which may be the last step before a recall is announced. However, there is no indication that a recall of Ford pickups is in the works. Last year, the NHTSA had launched a preliminary review of 2005 pickups. The updated investigation now covers pickup trucks of model year 2004 to 2006.
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Toyota Tundra, Ford F-150 Pickup Trucks under Investigation for Rust, Defective Airbag Issues
It’s been a busy week for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The agency has launched separate investigations into vehicles from two of the country’s biggest automakers, for separate and very serious defects that could pose a possible risk of accidents.
Chrysler Airbag Accidents Caused by Recalibration of Air Bag System
A total of 1900 passengers and drivers in mini van crashes recorded between 2001 and 2006 were killed because the air bag did not deploy. Now, we have testimony from a Chrysler employee that suggests that some of these crashes occurred in cars whose air bags were recalibrated by the company to not deploy at all.
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