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Ford Reinspecting Takata Airbag Repairs For Incomplete, Sloppy Work

The re-inspection program affects 42,000 vehicles and includes the Mustang, Ranger, Fusion, Edge, and other models.

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Safety regulators investigating after Takata air bag inflator in BMW blows apart, injuring driver in Chicago

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says BMW is recalling 486 SUVs after the driver was seriously on Oct. 23. BMW blamed a welding defect and said it is limited to a small lot of inflators.

Chicago Sun-Times

US agency to watch unrecalled Takata inflators after one blows apart, injuring a driver in Chicago

U.S. auto safety regulators say they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata air bag inflators after one of them exploded in a BMW and hurled metal fragments that seriously injured a driver in Chicago

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BMW recalls SUVs after Takata air bag inflator blows apart, hurling shrapnel and injuring driver

BMW is recalling a small number of SUVs in the U.S. because the driver’s air bag inflators can blow apart in a crash, hurling metal shrapnel and possibly injuring or killing people

The Independent UK

GM recalls nearly 900 vehicles with Takata air bag inflators, blames manufacturing problem

General Motors is recalling nearly 900 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada with Takata air bag inflators that could explode and hurl shrapnel in a crash

The Independent UK

FCA Says Don't Drive 2003 Dodge Ram After Airbag-Related Death

There are an estimated 84,000 trucks that still haven't had the Takata airbag recall performed.

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Owners of some 2003 Ram pickups urged to not drive them after another Takata air bag inflator death

Stellantis and the U.S. government are urging owners of some 2003 Dodge Ram pickups to stop driving them after a passenger was killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator

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More than 30 million US drivers don't know if they're at risk from a rare but dangerous airbag blast

More than 33 million people in the United States are driving vehicles that contain a potentially deadly threat: Airbag inflators that in rare cases can explode in a collision and spew shrapnel

The Independent UK

Ford recalls some vehicles for air bag inflator installation

Ford Motor Co. is recalling certain 2004 to 2006 Ranger vehicles because replacement front passenger air bag inflators may have been installed incorrectly

The Independent UK

BMW warns that older models are too dangerous to drive due to airbag recall

The warning covers vehicles from the 2000 through 2006 model years that previously had been recalled to replace the faulty and dangerous air bag inflators.

WEKU

BMW Issues Do Not Drive Order For 90,000 Vehicles With Takata Airbags

It affects cars built from 2000 to 2006.

Motor1

BMW: Don't drive older models with Takata air bag inflators

BMW is warning the owners of about 90,000 older vehicles in the U.S. not to drive them due to an increasing threat that the air bags can explode in a crash

The Independent UK

Ford Recalls Nearly 100K Older Rangers To Fix Previously Repaired Airbags

Technicians may have improperly installed the passenger-side inflator.

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Some 2001-2003 Honda, Acura Models Under Do Not Drive Order To Fix Takata Airbags

There's a 50 percent chance the airbag inflators could rupture in a collision.

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US tells owners to park old Hondas until air bags are fixed

Honda and the U.S. government are urging owners of about 8,200 older vehicles not to drive them until dangerous air bag inflators are replaced

Bangkok Post

Airbag safety alerts stepped up

About 600,000 cars nationwide have still not been checked for defective Takata airbags, says the Department of Land Transport (DLT), which is urging drivers to get replacements free of charge.

Motor1

Volkswagen Recalls 37,558 Beetles For More Takata Airbag Problems

Beetle hardtops and convertibles from 2015-2016 are added to the list.

The Independent UK

Volkswagen recalls Beetles to replace Takata air bags

Volkswagen is recalling nearly 42,000 Beetles in the U.S. and Canada because they have potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators

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Another Takata Airbag Death Confirmed, This Time From Chrysler

Stellantis issued a "do not drive" warning for unrepaired Chrysler 300s, Dodge Magnums, Chargers, and Challengers from 2005 - 2010.

The Independent UK

Third air bag death confirmed, owners urged to get repairs

Stellantis and U.S. safety regulators have confirmed that an exploding Takata air bag inflator has killed another driver

Motor1

NHTSA Reports Another Death Resulting From Faulty Takata Airbag

It's the 23rd confirmed fatality involving defective airbag inflators – the fourth this year.

The Independent UK

US reports another Takata air bag death, bringing toll to 33

U.S. safety regulators and Honda Motor Co. are urging drivers once again to make sure their vehicles haven’t been recalled after another person was killed by an exploding Takata air bag

The Independent UK

3 recent fatalities bring Takata air bag death toll to 32

Three more people have been killed in the past seven months by Takata air bag inflators that exploded and hurled shrapnel

WEKU

Faulty air bags trigger a warning not to drive 276,000 older Dodge and Chrysler cars

The warning came after air bags apparently exploded in three more cars, killing the drivers. Affected models include Chargers and Chrysler 300 sedans from the 2005 through 2010 model years.

The Independent UK

Stellantis warns owners to stop driving cars after fatal airbag explosions

A volatile chemical in the inflator is at the root of the deadly malfunction

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