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Bloomberg

Drivers Could Be Stuck with Faulty Airbags for Years

Higher Ed
Jun.29 -- For years, Takata supplied tens of millions of faulty airbags to the world's biggest automakers. In June 2017 Takata filed for bankruptcy, marking the beginning of the end for the Japanese auto supplier. Find out what went...
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Bloomberg

U.S. Widens Takata Investigation

Higher Ed
Feb. 23 -- The U.S. auto safety regulator could be expanding the industry's broadest recall ever. It's now looking into all Takata inflators that use a troubled propellant, and that could mean tens of millions more recalls. Bloomberg's...
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Bloomberg

Is Takata Facing a 'Titanic Hitting Iceberg' Moment?

Higher Ed
May 10 -- Takata is struggling to get ahead of its air-bag recall crisis, with the latest full-year financial forecasts failing to take into account the U.S. regulator ordering a near-doubling in number of devices to be replaced....
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Bloomberg

U.S. Doubles Takata Air Bag Recall

Higher Ed
May 5 -- The U.S. has ordered Takata to replace as many as 40 million more airbags linked to deadly malfunctions. This is the latest expansion that more than doubles what was already the biggest auto recall in U.S. history. Bloomberg's...
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Curated Video

Toyota Is Recalling 3.4 Million Vehicles Worldwide

Higher Ed
Around 2.9 million vehicles are affected in the U.S.
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Bloomberg

Takata Considers Options as Shares Slump

Higher Ed
Oct. 11 -- Takata shares fell in Tokyo trading as the air bag maker says it still hasn't made a decision on whether to seek bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bloomberg's Jie Ma reports on "Bloomberg Markets."
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Curated Video

Audi Recalls Over 100,000 Vehicles Over Takata Airbag Issue

Higher Ed
The recall affects certain older Audi A4, A6, A8 and TT models.
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Bloomberg

Report Pinpoints Causes For Exploding Takata Air Bags

Higher Ed
Feb. 24 -- Takata's air bag problems may have been caused by design and environment issues. Researchers hired by a group of auto makers say the devices ruptured because moisture leaked into the inflators. Bloomberg's Jeff Plungis reports...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Air Bag Design

9th - 10th
Using automobile crash test footage, this video segment adapted from NOVA shows some of the challenges in designing the air bag.