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• Honda Airbag Settlement Results in Agreement to Pay $85M To Resolve Lawsuits Brought By States Following Takata Recalls

  August 26, 2020

  Russell Maas

  Honda has reportedly agreed to an $85 million settlement to resolve Takata airbag lawsuits brought by 43 states.

• Ford Lincoln Recall Issued Over Potential Airbag Problems

  July 28, 2020

  Russell Maas

  Ford is recalling some Lincoln vehicles due to wire problems which may cause airbags to malfunction.

• Chrysler SUV’s and Minivans Recalled Due to Projectile Hazard During Airbag Deployment

  July 15, 2020

  Russell Maas

  Chrysler has recalled more than a million vehicles following reports of the steering wheel emblem and fastening clips exploding off and injuring vehicle occupants when the driver's side airbag is deployed.

• Nissan Recalls 250,000 Vehicles For Exploding Takata Airbags

  April 3, 2020

  Russell Maas

  More than 250,000 Nissan vehicles are being recalled due to defective Takata airbags which may explode or not deploy at all when needed.

• Toyota Airbag Problems May Cause Failure to Deploy in Accident, Resulting In Recall for 3.4M Vehicles

  January 22, 2020

  Russell Maas

  Toyota is recalling three million vehicles due to an electrical problem which could result in airbags and seatbelt pretensioners failing to deploy in the case of an accident.

• New Takata Airbag Recalls Being Issued Over Non-Azide Driver Inflators: NHTSA

  January 7, 2020

  Russell Maas

  Federal regulators say a new batch of Takata airbag recalls are coming due to a different problem than those which led to previous recalls.

• Defective Airbags Result in Recall of 1.4M Older Vehicles Due to Risk of Over-Inflation, Explosion

  December 9, 2019

  Russell Maas

  Another 1.4 million Takata airbag inflators are being recalled next month, due to the risk of explosion and underinflation in the event of an auto accident.

• Nearly 1 Million Toyota and Lexus Vehicles Recalled Over Takata Airbag Explosion Risks

  October 29, 2019

  Russell Maas

  Nearly 1 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles are being recalled to have their airbag inflators replaced a second time, after the discovery that the new inflators could explode just like the ones they replaced.

• Subaru Forester Airbag Problems May Result From Heated Seat Wiring: Recall

  October 14, 2019

  Martha Garcia

  About 366,000 Subaru Forester SUVs with heated seats are being recalled due to an electrical problem which may deactivate the front passenger airbag.

• Volkswagen, Porsche Recall Impacts 227K Vehicles with Airbag, Seatbelt Problems

  September 20, 2019

  Russell Maas

  More than 200,000 Volkswagen and Porsche vehicles are being recalled because of problems with airbag and seatbelt activation software.