US Edition2025 - Unraveling the Takata Airbag Crisis: Understanding the Widespread Automotive Scandal
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Several fatal road accidents overseas could have been caused by faulty Takata airbags. Some manufacturers had already launched recall campaigns The authorities have
Several fatal road accidents overseas could have been caused by faulty Takata airbags. Some manufacturers had already launched recall campaigns.
According to an investigation published on Wednesday, January 8 by Radio France, at least 15 deaths have been attributed in France since 2016 to Takata airbags, whose faults have been known for at least ten years. The Stellantis group is singled out.
Over the last eight years, at least 15 people have died in France because of faulty airbags, revealed the investigation unit of Radio France, which points to the responsibility of certain manufacturers.
INVESTIGATION. Defective airbags: after fatal accidents in France, how to explain such late recalls?
Since 2016, at least 15 people have been killed by the airbag in their car in France, including 14 overseas. The defect of these airbags manufactured by the Japanese Takata company has however been known for ten years. Despite the alerts, vehicle recalls by manufacturers were too late.
2025 - Unraveling the Takata Airbag Crisis: Understanding the Widespread Automotive Scandal
Citroën is conducting a major recall of around 530,000 C3 and DS3 models due to safety concerns with Takata airbags, affecting vehicles sold from 2009 to 2019. The recall, which began in May 2014, has already seen 114,000 cars upgraded, with more to follow. Takata, once a leading manufacturer, faced a scandal over defective airbags linked to fatalities, resulting in its bankruptcy in 2017 and widespread recalls across multiple automakers. Citroë…
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