is the ninth known fatality in the United States linked to the defective airbags. Separately, federal officials said Friday that a defect in a different type of Takata airbag inflators will ...

However, sources said that the case was recently returned to the police for additional information needed to confirm beyond doubt that Oxinos’ fatal injuries were caused by the Takata airbag.

Takata airbag inflators have an increased risk of exploding in a crash and hurling dangerous metal fragments at the driver and passengers. The equipment has killed 27 and injured at least 400 ...

The potential defect –- a shorting bar that may sometimes come into contact with airbag terminals -– could mean the driver-side airbags won't work during a crash. General Motors has already ...

The Takata airbag case has become the largest product ... are now at risk of injuring or killing occupants in the event of a crash. It’s not yet clear exactly which makes are effected by this ...

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Takata's US arm is currently in bankruptcy proceedings so the penalty will not be collected. The US arm of Japanese manufacturer Takata has reached a settlement with 44 US state attorneys-general ...

Takata will pay a US$25m fine, US$125m to people injured by the airbags and US$850m to carmakers that used them. The faulty airbags have been linked to at least a dozen deaths and more than 100 ...

Another death has been linked to one of Takata’s faulty airbag inflators – the 11th confirmed fatality in a Honda vehicle related to the component. This particular incident didn’t involve a moving ...

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Takata has expanded its airbag recall to include a new type of airbag inflator, adding another 2.7 million units to the growing number of affected vehicles. The majority of the affected vehicles in ...