Volkswagen Airbag Recall Impacts Nearly 115,000 Beetles and Passats
Affected owners will be notified in late December and will be able to take the vehicle to have the driver's side airbag replaced free of charge.
Tag Archives: Airbag Recall
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Hyundai Santa Fe Recall Issued Over Airbag Deployment Problems
Defective airbags in Hyundai Santa Fe SUVs have been linked to at least eight incidents where they failed to deploy in an accident, or deployed at random times, endangering occupants.
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Volkswagen Atlas Airbags May Fail To Deploy Due to Wiring Fault in Front Passenger Seat: Recall
This is the third Volkswagen Atlas recall issued due to airbag problems, which could increase the risk of crash injuries to occupants.
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Nissan Issues Do Not Drive Order for Older Pathfinder, Sentra and QX4 Models with Recalled Air Bags
Warning comes after more than 100 million vehicles were recalled due to a risk of Takata air bag explosions, which have already killed dozens of people.
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Toyota “Do Not Drive” Warning Issued for Vehicles Still Equipped with Recalled Takata Airbags
Nearly 100 million vehicles have been recalled worldwide since 2014 due to the risk of exploding Takata airbag inflators, which have killed dozens of people worldwide.
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Toyota Recalls 1 Million Vehicles Over Risk of Passenger Airbag Failures
Airbag sensors in various Toyota and Lexus vehicles may short circuit, causing the passenger airbag to fail to detect an occupant and not deploy in an accident.
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NHTSA to Hold Public Hearing on Arc Airbag Problems Following Reports of Explosions, Injuries
The manufacturer has refused to work with the NHTSA on issuing an Arc airbag recall, despite reports of problems that the airbags may explode and send metal fragments into the passenger compartment
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Massive Airbag Inflator Recall Sought for 52M Devices Used by 12 Major Automakers Between 2000 and 2018
The NHTSA has decided that the inflators should be removed from the market, potentially setting up a massive airbag recall similar to one which affected tens of millions of Takata airbag inflators in recent years.
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Exploding Passenger Airbag Results in “Do Not Drive” Warning For 84,000 Dodge Ram Trucks
Owners of 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 trucks are being instructed to keep their vehicles parked until recalled Takata airbags have been replaced, after another death was linked to the defective inflators.
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Open Recalls Impact Many Uber, Lyft Rideshare Vehicles On U.S. Roadways: GAO Report
Drivers for Uber, Lyft, and other rideshare companies usually aren’t legally required to repair their recalled vehicles, and consumers have no way of determining there may be serious risks with the vehicles they enter
