Takata To Issue Nationwide Airbag Recall

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Last edited Tue Dec 2, 2014, 11:53 AM - Edit history (5)

Source: Jalopnik

Michael Balaban
Filed to: Takata
16 minutes ago

Japanese airbag maker Takata has been under massive amounts of pressure to issue a nationwide recall to fix its faulty airbags, which affects more than 14 million cars. Takata was adamant that the problem occured only in high-humidity states, like Florida, but NHTSA just ordered them to go nationwide.

Read more: http://jalopnik.com/takata-to-issue-nationwide-airbag-recall-1665618098

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Jalopnik is all I have on this. I'll add more when I can find it. I'm not happy that I can't find any other source.

The person from whom they got the story says he got it from a NHTSA Twitter (not Tweeter; goes to show what I know) feed. I didn't see it there either.

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Well, there's this:

JAPAN: Takata will comply with NHTSA airbag recall order - reports

By Graeme Roberts | 2 December 2014

Troubled airbag supplier Takata is preparing to comply with a US order to expand a region-specific recall nationwide, Reuters reported, citing Japanese busines paper Nikkei. The move is likely to add millions more to the number of cars recalled to replace potentially deadly air bag inflators.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) last week gave Takata, which supplies about a fifth of the global auto industry's air bags, until today (Tuesday 2 December) to declare that its air bag inflators are defective and issue a national recall. If it does not, NHTSA could begin steps to fine the Japanese company up to US$7,000 per vehicle, as well as force a recall, Reuters noted.

The Nikkei daily said Takata was making final preparations to expand what has been called an 'investigative' recall, which has so far been limited to hot and humid areas where the air bag inflators are thought to be more prone to fail. The paper did not say where it sourced the information.

A Takata spokeswoman told the news agency no decision had been made, adding that no board meeting had taken place [in Japan] on Tuesday.

ETA: A correspondent, who did all the work but nonetheless wishes to remain anonymous, sent these:

Automakers expand passenger air bag recalls

Takata to comply with U.S. order to expand regional recall: Nikkei

TOKYO Tue Dec 2, 2014 1:11am EST

(Reuters) - Takata Corp is preparing to comply with a U.S. order to expand a region-specific recall nationwide, the Nikkei said on Tuesday, a move that's likely to add millions more to the tally of cars called back to replace potentially deadly air bags.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) last week gave Takata, which supplies about a fifth of the world's air bags, until Tuesday to declare that its air bag inflators are defective and issue a national recall. If it does not, NHTSA could begin steps to fine the Japanese company up to $7,000 per vehicle, as well as force a recall.

Hat tip to this person.

Additional ETA: As of 10:51 a.m., there is still no press release: NHTSA Press Releases

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1. would be nice to know if there have been additional different vehicles added to the list