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Takata Airbag Led to Death in Louisiana Honda Civic Crash

Honda Motor Co.’s North American unit and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirmed on that a ruptured airbag inflator of Takata Corp. used in a Honda Civic caused the death of the driver on July 10. The 2004 model …

Georgia-Based Trucking Co. Ordered Off the Road After Numerous Safety Violations

A trucking company that was recently involved in an explosion while hauling automobile air bag inflators was ordered to take its vehicles off the road Oct. 7 by federal regulators who said they found a long list of serious safety …

Takata Confirms Location, Fatality in Crash of Truck Carrying Air Bag Equipment

Air bag maker Takata Corp. has confirmed that a truck carrying its inflators and a volatile chemical exploded in a Texas border town, killing a woman and injuring four others. The truck, operated by a subcontractor, crashed, caught fire and …