Replacement airbag inflators in used cars in the U.S. have killed three people and caused life-altering, disfiguring injuries in two others in the last nine months alone, federal officials warned on ...

Abby Isaacs said she has tried to block out the memory of the March morning she discovered thieves had smashed her Honda CR-V’s window in the night and stolen her steering wheel airbag. Isaacs’ ...

The first immobilisations of cars subject to a recall due to being fitted with potentially faulty airbags manufactured by Japanese company Takata and have not had their airbags replacedbegan on Friday ...

Airbag injuries from car accidents, although designed to preserve life, can leave victims with unexpected and serious health complications. The legal steps taken immediately following such an accident ...

Five cases involving these safety devices have been identified by the NHTSA. Former Japanese manufacturer Takata in 2014 initiated what would become the largest single recall in U.S. history. More ...

It is a recall impacting over a dozen makes and models: the Takata airbag recall was issued back in 2014. “More than 19 manufacturers, more than 40 million cars nationwide,” said Patrick Olsen, Editor ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A rise in counterfeit airbags has inspired a new campaign for consumers. The "Put the Brakes on Fakes" campaign from the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center ...

San Diego police are warning drivers that swapping factory steering wheels for racing-style ones without airbags is not just ...

An airbag recall from 14 years ago could haunt you if you didn’t get it swapped out. CarFax’s Patrick Olsen told KIRO Newsradio over six million cars in the United States still have the Takata Airbag ...

FILE PHOTO: A logo of Citroen is seen inside a car dealer in Nijmegen PARIS (Reuters) -Stellantis has asked for 82,000 Citroen C3 and DS3 vehicles in France with faulty Takata airbags to be removed ...

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NEW YORK — Replacement airbag inflators in used cars in the U.S. have killed three people and caused life-altering, disfiguring injuries in two others in the last nine months alone, federal officials ...