US safety agency probes Honda Accord air bag failures
U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that air bags on some older Honda Accords may not inflate in a crash.
U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that air bags on some older Honda Accords may not inflate in a crash.
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Aug 21, 2015
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A June collision between a Volkswagen SUV and a deer in which a side air bag inflated with too much force has triggered a federal investigation and raised questions about the safety of newer air bags made by Takata Corp. ...
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Aug 18, 2015
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The problem of exploding air bags could be widening beyond Japanese manufacturer Takata Corp.
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Jul 14, 2015
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U.S. regulators have confirmed that an air bag made by Takata Corp. was involved in the April death of a woman in Louisiana , connecting the defective air bags to a seventh fatality.
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Jun 12, 2015
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Acura has recalled two models because the automatic emergency braking systems can malfunction and put the vehicles at risk of a collision.
Engineering
Jun 11, 2015
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Lawmakers expressed frustration Tuesday over the progress of a recall of millions of defective air bags, pointing out that it's still unclear what's causing the air bags to rupture, which vehicles need repairs and whether ...
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Jun 2, 2015
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Toyota President Akio Toyoda vowed to help get to the bottom of the problems with Takata air bags, the recalls for which have ballooned to about 53 million vehicles worldwide, stressing that regaining consumer trust is an ...
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May 22, 2015
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Fiat Chrysler is adding almost 69,000 Jeep Cherokees to a recall to fix software that can cause side air bags to inflate without a crash.
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May 12, 2015
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(AP)—The auto industry, fed up with slow progress toward finding the cause of air bags to explode with too much force, has hired a Virginia rocket science company to investigate the matter.
Engineering
Feb 26, 2015
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Jeep is recalling more than 228,000 SUVs worldwide to fix a software problem that can cause side air bags to inflate for no reason.
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Feb 2, 2015
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