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The ARC Automotive manufacturing plant is seen, July 14, 2015 in Knoxville, Tenn.

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A Tennessee company is refusing a U.S. request to recall 67 million air bag inflators

11:24pm May 12, 2023

by The Associated Press

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is demanding that ARC Automotive Inc. of Knoxville recall 67 million inflators in the U.S. because they could explode and hurl shrapnel.

This combination of photos shows clockwise from top left the logos for Toyota, Honda, Kia, Fiat Chrysler, Mitsubishi and Hyundai. U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehic

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Government Expands Air Bag Investigation To Include More Than 12 Million Vehicles

1:59pm April 24, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

A component responsible for detecting a crash and deploying air bags has been malfunctioning owing to electrical interference, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration says.

Takata Corp.'s chief financial officer Yoichiro Nomura leaves federal court in Detroit on Monday. Japanese auto parts maker Takata Corp. pleaded guilty to fraud and agreed to pay $1 billion in penalties for concealing an air bag defect.

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Takata Pleads Guilty In Air Bag Scheme, Will Pay $1 Billion In Penalties

8:58am February 28, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

The Japanese auto parts maker pleaded guilty Monday to fraud and agreed to pay $1 billion for concealing a deadly defect in millions of its air bag inflators.

Crash Test Dummies Show The Difference Between Cars In Mexico And U.S.

12:20pm November 20, 2016

by Erin Ross

A car sold in the U.S. may have 10 airbags. The same model sold in a less wealthy country could have 2 — or maybe none.

Parts of pyro-electric air bag initiators are shown in a production line at the international automotive supplier Takata Ignition Systems GmbH in Schoenebeck, Germany.

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Defective Takata Air Bags Still Being Installed In New Cars

10:54am June 02, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

A report from Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., says at least four automakers have continued to equip vehicles with the type of air bag responsible for deaths and injuries.

Mark Rosekind, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, speaks Wednesday during a news conference on Takata air bags in Washington, D.C.

DOT Announces Recall Of Up To 40 Million More Takata Air Bag Inflators

9:58pm May 04, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

Takata, the Japanese auto parts supplier, now must fix up to 40 million more faulty air bag inflators. The U.S. Department of Transportation says this is the biggest safety recall in history.

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U.S. Fines Takata Up To $200 Million Over Defective Airbags

3:24pm November 03, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Nearly a third of the fine — $70 million — is "payable in cash," according to the Department of Transportation. The remaining $130 million would only be due if other problems emerge.

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Takata Back On Capitol Hill After Deadline To Widen Air Bag Recall Passes

3:00pm December 03, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

Federal regulators had given Takata Corp. until Tuesday to widen its recall of air bags to the entire U.S., but the Japanese company appeared to ignore that demand.

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No Quick Fixes For Drivers Affected By Air Bag Recall

8:09pm October 24, 2014

by Sonari Glinton

The massive auto recall announced this week is different from most. It affects more than one-third of air bags on the road and there are no simple fixes, short of a full air bag replacement.

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