Sentences with phrase «defective airbag inflators»

Because the availablitlity of safe airbags is limited, manufacturers have resorted to using defective airbag inflators to keep up with production.

There is an important airbag recall from Honda due to a third party supplier providing Honda with defective airbag inflators.

Tokyo - based Takata Corporation, one of the world's largest suppliers of automotive safety - related equipment, agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud and pay a total of $ 1 billion in criminal penalties stemming from the company's fraudulent conduct in relation to sales of defective airbag inflators.

According to Honda, the defective airbag inflators may deploy with excessive internal pressure, which may cause the airbag inflator casing to rupture.

This recent recall from Toyota adds to the growing number of vehicles from various manufacturers being recalled worldwide because of defective airbag inflators made by Takata.

A new report from Reuters revealed six automakers are recalling a total of 2.5 million vehicles due to defective airbag inflators made by Takata.

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CARS.COM — As details emerge on which automakers still use defective Takata airbag inflators, one said it will drop them altogether in the days to come.

Earlier this year, Takata admitted to using defective inflators in its airbags.

This recall concerns possibly defective inflator propellant that may cause the airbags to deploy with too much pressure.

Volkswagen Canada has expanded its recall of vehicles affected by defective Takata airbag inflators and will require some previously serviced vehicles to undergo further repairs.

Toyota has recalled close to 1.43 million units of its Prius hybrid cars worldwide citing defective welds on the curtain side airbag inflators.

Over 10 deaths and thousands of injuries have been linked to defective Takata airbag inflators, and now that the recall has been expanded to include