HEADLINE: Honda announces global recall for air-bags

CAPTION: Honda Motor Co. is recalling 304,000 vehicles globally for air-bags that may inflate with too much pressure in a crash, send metal and plastic pieces flying and...

Oct. 22 -- Bloomberg Intelligence's Steve Man discusses the rising scrutiny of Takata, the maker of automobile airbags, which is at the center of an escalating global recall. He speaks to Rishaad Salamat on ""On The Move."" (Source:...

April 7 -- Another person has died in an accident involving a ruptured Takata airbag. Honda's U.S. unit has confirmed the incident happened last week in one of its 2002 Civic models. Bloomberg's Rosalind Chin reports on "Trending Business."

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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The quality chief for Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. told a Senate committee Thursday that a national recall of driver's side air bag inflators is not necessary.

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Dec. 5 -- Toyota has widened its recall in Asia after an airbag on one of its cars exploded at a scrap yard in Japan. Bloomberg's Craig Trudell reports on First Up. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 19 -- The U.S. government is pushing the auto industry and Takata Corp. to expand an air-bag recall nationally, rather than on a region-by region basis. Bloomberg's Matt Miller reports on the fight and offers perspective on the LA...

Nov. 19 -- The U.S. government demanded a nationwide recall of vehicles with faulty drivers side air bags that were being called back only in high-humidity areas. Bloomberg's Shery Ahn reports on ""On The Move Asia."" (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 1: Bloomberg's Peter Cook reports on the U.S. push for nationwide recalls to replace Takatas faulty air bags.

Oct. 24 -- The defect in Takata Corp. air bags linked to four deaths in Honda cars opens the supplier to risk of losing business in a crucial portion of the market for the safety devices. Bloomberg's Craig Trudell has the latest...

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Around 2.9 million vehicles are affected in the U.S.

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David Friedman, the acting head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration testified before a Senate subcommittee that the outcome of its investigation would have been different had General Motors...

Dec. 24 -- Takatas president is stepping down after faults with the companys airbags have resulted in millions of vehicles being recalled.

Oct. 21 -- Toyota advised more than 875,000 U.S. car owners to keep passengers out of front seats until dealers can repair air bags that are the subject of an industrywide investigation into reports of metal shrapnel being propelled from...

Dec. 3 -- Air-bag maker Takatas rejection of demands to recall vehicles across the U.S. sets the stage for a confrontation with members of Congress critical of its response to potentially deadly defects. Peter Cook reports on In The...

Oct. 23 -- Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu reports on today's top news stories on Market Makers.

Nov. 19 -- The U.S. government demanded automakers and Takata expand an air-bag recall nationwide, a move the Japanese supplier called dangerous because it could slow the distribution of replacements in the riskiest regions. Bloomberg's...

Dec. 3 -- The top U.S. auto-safety regulator told lawmakers there is no way Takata Corp. can justify limiting an air-bag recall to only high-humidity states. Bloomberg's Peter Cook reports on ""Street Smart."" (Source: Bloomberg)

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

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