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Airbags are among the most valuable safety features in modern vehicles. They cushion occupants during a sudden impact and help limit the severity of a crash. Even so, injuries from airbags happen more often than most drivers expect. Knowing how…
Bloomberg Law News Shigehisa Takada, the former chief executive officer of Takata Corp., the Japanese airbag maker that collapsed into bankruptcy following the largest recall in automotive history, has died. He was 60. The cause of death and the timing weren’t…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says it “cannot confirm the status” of the remaining 9% of more than 67 million recalled Takata airbags, or whether they remain on U.S. roads. NHTSA told Repairer Driven News that according to its…
Congressman Mike Lawler, whose New York 17th Congressional District encompasses all of Rockland and Putnam and parts of Westchester and Dutchess has introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would add consumer protections at the federal level that are…
Volvo Trucks makes side curtain airbags standard on new North American models, continuing its safety leadership since 1996. Side curtain airbags now standard in new Volvo trucks Volvo Trucks North America announced that integrated side curtain airbags will now be standard…
Modern motorcycles have never been smarter. IMUs, cornering ABS, traction control, radar, semi-active suspension, aero and increasingly sophisticated electronic strategies now help keep riders out of trouble in ways that would have seemed fanciful not all that long ago. But…
Airbag and storage rules are pending state review with a Jan. 1, 2027 target, while an advertising change awaits agency review. Both packages are under review by the Department of Consumer Affairs and the Business and Consumer Services Agency, according to the…
The bill arrives as NHTSA asks the repair industry to watch for banned replacement inflators and lists warning signs for technicians. A bill introduced in the U.S. House would require anyone selling a used vehicle through a dealership, auction, private sale,…
Eleven drivers have now died in crashes where a replacement airbag inflator stamped DTN60DB burst open, and the federal order meant to pull the rest of those inflators out of cars is addressed to people the government cannot identify. The ban…
CTV News General Motors is recalling 126 Chevrolet and GMC trucks in Canada because defective side curtain airbag inflators could deploy without a crash, potentially sending metal fragments toward occupants An updated Transport Canada recall says the issue affects certain 2016 Chevrolet…