What Should I Do If My Car Is Part of the Takata Airbag Recall?
Since the Takata airbag recall was first announced, it has been repeatedly expanded as more and more vehicles are revealed to contain the dangerous airbags. With the list of vehicles involved in the recall continuously expanding, many vehicle owners may be unaware that their car or truck has been included in the Takata airbag recall. How Can […]
Are There Takata Airbags In Motorcycles?
Over 10 deaths and thousands of injuries have been linked to defective Takata airbag inflators, and now that the recall has been expanded to include over 65 million vehicles, it is far more likely that your car could have one of these devices in them. However, your car isn’t the only vehicle that could be affected […]
Mazdas That Go Boom Boom Instead Of Zoom Zoom
For nearly two years your personal injury attorneys here at Colson Hicks Eidson have been following the Takata Recall. And over those years we’ve seen this recall take many twists and turns, but the government has finally had enough. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has ordered Takata to recall all of its ammonium nitrate powered inflators […]
Is This The Final Expansion Of The Takata Recall?
Time is up! The government is tired of waiting on answers from Takata Corporation, and so the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has once again expanded the recall of the defective airbags that have left 11 people dead and have maimed hundreds more worldwide. Is This The Takata Recall’s Final Expansion? The government was […]
Is the CEO of Takata On His Way Out?
The company is 83 years old, and it is one of the largest auto parts manufacturers in Japan. Takata Corp was started by Juichiro Takada, who built an incredible auto parts empire, and then died in 2011. His son—Shigehisa Takada—took over the business in 2013, but he hasn’t been able to live up to his […]
Takata Airbag Defect Found! Now, Can Officials Fix The Defective Inflators?
As federal officials dig deeper, they are finding even more concerning news about Takata Corp and its defective airbag inflators. Reports have been discovered that cast a shadow upon the company’s honesty, and the research group tasked with discovering the defect has finally pinpointed the problem. Takata Airbag Defect Found! Research group Orbital ATK has […]
Takata Recall Becomes Largest in History
Takata Corporation has expanded the scope of its airbag recall to 34 million automobiles. That is almost double the amount of vehicles in the original recall, and beats the 21 million cars recalled by Ford back in 1980. That makes the Takata recall the largest on record in the auto industry. Five deaths are thought […]
Federal Report Shines Light on Orlando Takata Airbag Death
We have more news on injuries caused by Takata airbags. The US Department of Transportation has released a report on the tragic death of an Orlando woman. In the report, investigators claim that the victim’s fatal injuries were caused by “fragments of the inflator” as they were “projected rearward.” The report goes on to describe the […]
Reaching Beyond Malaysia to the U.S.- Takata Recall Thickens
In July 2014, a 42 year-old mother was involved in a low-speed crash. She was crossing an intersection on Borneo Island, Malaysia when another driver collided with her car, and her airbag deployed. She later died at the hospital with a shrapnel wound to the neck, allegedly caused by a defective airbag included in the […]
