The Latest Breaking News from Takata

Safety regulators investigating after Takata air bag inflator in BMW blows apart, injuring driver in Chicago

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says BMW is recalling 486 SUVs after the driver was seriously on Oct. 23. BMW blamed a welding defect and said it is limited to a small lot of inflators.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 5, 2023

US agency to watch unrecalled Takata inflators after one blows apart, injuring a driver in Chicago

U.S. auto safety regulators say they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata air bag inflators after one of them exploded in a BMW and hurled metal fragments that seriously injured a driver in Chicago

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023

BMW recalls SUVs after Takata air bag inflator blows apart, hurling shrapnel and injuring driver

BMW is recalling a small number of SUVs in the U.S. because the driver’s air bag inflators can blow apart in a crash, hurling metal shrapnel and possibly injuring or killing people

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2023

Ford recalls some vehicles for air bag inflator installation

Ford Motor Co. is recalling certain 2004 to 2006 Ranger vehicles because replacement front passenger air bag inflators may have been installed incorrectly

The Independent UK · May 5, 2023

BMW warns that older models are too dangerous to drive due to airbag recall

The warning covers vehicles from the 2000 through 2006 model years that previously had been recalled to replace the faulty and dangerous air bag inflators.

WEKU · May 5, 2023

BMW Issues Do Not Drive Order For 90,000 Vehicles With Takata Airbags

It affects cars built from 2000 to 2006.

Motor1 · May 4, 2023

BMW: Don't drive older models with Takata air bag inflators

BMW is warning the owners of about 90,000 older vehicles in the U.S. not to drive them due to an increasing threat that the air bags can explode in a crash

The Independent UK · May 4, 2023

Ford Recalls Nearly 100K Older Rangers To Fix Previously Repaired Airbags

Technicians may have improperly installed the passenger-side inflator.

Motor1 · Mar 6, 2023

Some 2001-2003 Honda, Acura Models Under Do Not Drive Order To Fix Takata Airbags

There's a 50 percent chance the airbag inflators could rupture in a collision.

Motor1 · Feb 3, 2023

US tells owners to park old Hondas until air bags are fixed

Honda and the U.S. government are urging owners of about 8,200 older vehicles not to drive them until dangerous air bag inflators are replaced

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023