Takata Corp.
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Takata to pay $1B penalty after pleading guilty in air bag scandal
The manufacturer’s air bag inflators are blamed for 11 deaths in the US alone, and more than 180 injuries worldwide.
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US ends Honda probe; automaker pays $70M fine
NHTSA said it is satisfied the company has taken steps to prevent similar failures.
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VW, Audi recall 850K vehicles to fix Takata air bag inflators
Covers vehicles from model years 2006 to 2014.
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Takata panel finds problems with quality processes
Group also faults the company for letting products move through the design process with unresolved problems.
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BMW hit with $40M penalty for too slowly recalling Mini Coopers
The automaker is guilty of selling cars that failed US federal crash tests.
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Ford stops using Takata air bag inflators in future vehicles
Automaker joins Honda, Toyota and Nissan in deciding against putting the troubled inflators in their cars.
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Toyota adds 1.4M vehicles to Takata air bag recall
Includes Corolla, Tundra, Sequoia.
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Virginia rocket science firm to investigate exploding Takata air bags
Orbital ATK makes rocket propulsion systems, small arms ammunition, warhead fuses and missile controls.
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Honda president stepping down amid air bag scandal
Unexpected decision follows massive recalls by the Japanese automaker of vehicles equipped with air bags made by Takata Corp.
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Faulty Takata air bag spewed metal disc into Texas man’s neck
Carlos Solis is among six people killed and 64 injured by defective inflator mechanisms in Takata Corp. airbags.
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Honda fined record $70M for not reporting death, injury complaints
Complaints include incidents related to air bags made by Japanese auto supplier Takata Corp.
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Canadian auto recalls hit all time high in 2014
More than eight million vehicles affected, according to data from Transport Canada.
