Tag: Sedans

Takata Airbag Deaths Could Have Been Avoided Says Father Of Airbag Systems

Takata Airbag Deaths Could Have Been Avoided Says Father Of Airbag Systems

Steve Syson, the automotive engineer know as the “Father of the Airbag system”, reveals that Takata chose to use an unstable explosive propellant to inflate its airbags that General Motors excluded decades earlier because of the dangers. Syson is an expert used by Crashworthiness Attorney Todd Tracy in his safety defect cases against carmakers.

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US announces follow up recall of 2.12 million defective airbags

Following a previous recall, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced that the recall of more than 2.12 million Acura, Dodge, Jeep, Honda, Pontiac, and Toyota vehicles for a defect that may cause airbags to deploy even when the vehicle is not involved in crash. This recall will provide vehicle owners with

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Honda expands Takata air bag recall in humid states

In humid states, Honda is adding hundreds of thousands of vehicles to a previously announced recalls for passenger air bags that has the potential to explode. This could send shards of metal in to passenger compartment and seriously injure or kill occupants in the vehicle. Honda Accord, Civic and CR-V

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