Takata Airbag Recall News

You may hear people say, “That’s not real, it’s only Hollywood”, and in the case of the recall formula described in the movie Fight Club, you would hope that to…

The Promoting Auto Recalls Towards Safety (PARTS) Act of 2020 is in the early stages of the legislative process. One of its provisions requires automakers to submit an annual report…

Takata committed their first of many lies in the spring of 2000 when their new PSAN driver inflator, PSDI, was rupturing after exposure to Honda’s validation environments. Not having the…

GM has submitted three petitions of inconsequentiality to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) to avoid recalling 6.8 million of their pickups and SUVs with defective Takata airbags. They…

General Motors is facing class action lawsuits in the U.S. and Canada for cracking dashboards in the MY 2009-2014 GMT900 trucks and SUVs listed below. Cadillac Escalade GMC Yukon GMC…

Brazil’s First Reported Takata Airbag Victim On September 9, 2018 Auto Esporte identified the first reported victim of a Takata airbag inflator rupture in Brazil. Tiago Ferreira, 32, was driving…

On March 22, 2018 the Wall Street Journal reported three former Takata employees calling themselves whistleblowers reached a settlement with the company that ended their attempt to freeze $225 million…

Takata designed and manufactured only one phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN), side impact inflator, designated SSI-20. There are various applications for this type of inflator, but they are predominately used…