Takata To Recall 34 Million U.S. Cars In Largest Product Recall Ever

[Ivan Leon]

Takata, the beleaguered Japanese auto parts supplier currently under fire for deaths and injuries related to explosive airbags, has agreed to a recall of 33.8 million U.S. cars with those airbags, for what is believed to be the largest single consumer product recall in American history, according to news reports.

The AP reports the announcement will be formalized later this afternoon by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Some of Takata’s driver and passenger airbags have defective inflator devices that cause them to go off unexpectedly and fire shrapnel into occupants.

Six deaths worldwide and more than 100 injuries have been reported.

NHTSA officials said a list of cars affected by the recall is not immediately available, and that they are waiting for automakers to supply a complete list of affected vehicles.

When that happens — and who knows how long it will take — they will update their SaferCar website with the information.

The explosive airbags have affected Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Subaru, General Motors, BMW and Chrysler models, among others.

The Detroit News, first on the story and citing sources familiar with today’s announcement, says Takata filed four defect information reports with U.S. auto safety regulators.

It’s almost twice the 17 million vehicles in the U.S. that have been recalled for this problem since 2013.


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[Colin62]

Takata, the beleaguered Japanese auto parts supplier currently under fire for deaths and injuries related to explosive airbags, has agreed to a recall of 33.8 million U.S. cars with those airbags, for what is believed to be the largest single consumer product recall in American history, according to news reports.

If it costs just $30 per car to check, that's over $1 billion. Got to wonder if it's not just easier to declare bankruptcy now and get it over with.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

IIRC their one QA inspector informed his bosses of the safety issue and problem, but he got overruled, and defective products got delivered.

 

[Colin62]

IIRC their one QA inspector informed his bosses of the safety issue and problem, but he got overruled, and defective products got delivered.

Ouch!

 

[xcaliber]

IIRC their one QA inspector informed his bosses of the safety issue and problem, but he got overruled, and defective products got delivered.

Thats normal in the world. You will be shocked how often this happens to the products you are using right now. In the end the QA guy will lose hi job and the boss will get rich

 

[Galactica]

Takata sounds like the Zulu word for "bewitch".

 

[Ivan Leon]

AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING A FURTHER 30 MILLION TAKATA AIRBAGS - DRIVETRIBE​

With the original recall having affected 100 million vehicles across the planet, Takata’s airbags are now under further investigation.

As reported by Reuters, the NHTSA has opened another investigation into Takata in what is now the world’s largest recall in the history of the automobile.

Including vehicles built between 2001 and 2019, the investigation includes over 20 manufacturers including Ferrari, BMW, and Tesla. It was revealed in 2018 that the airbag recall cost Ford a whopping $300 million.

Not only will this new investigation include cars with defective inflators which were installed when new, it will also include inflators which were fitted after the first recall which affected approximately 100 million vehicles.

A government document seen by Reuters states that the 30 million have inflators with a drying agent on the inside. This is because the main cause of the original defective inflators were these drying agents however there have been no reported cases of any issues with the 30 million.

The opening statement of NHTSA’s engineering analysis says that "while no present safety risk has been identified, further work is needed to evaluate the future risk of non-recalled desiccated inflators."

What happens next all depends on the outcome of this new investigation.

Authorities are investigating a further 30 million Takata airbags

With the original recall having affected 100 million vehicles across the planet, Takata’s airbags are now under further investigation.

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