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Takata airbag recall: what should I do if my car is affected?

Published 06 November 2019
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Nearly two million cars on UK roads with recall notices over a potentially lethal airbag defect still haven't been fixed, according to new data.
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A history of car industry cock-ups and cover-ups

The car industry is no stranger to scandal, but periodically one erupts that rises above the usual level of corporate misdemeanour
Published 28 September 2015
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Drivers forced to live with killer airbags in Takata...

Thousands of motorists are being forced to drive cars that have been recalled on safety grounds even though manufacturers admit there is a danger...
Published 25 May 2015
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News: Faulty airbags lead to recall of 100,000-plus...

More than 100,000 British cars are to be recalled for safety reasons as the scandal over faulty airbags refuses to go away
Published 18 May 2015
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News: Honda recalls more cars in Britain over exploding...

A deadly fault that causes shrapnel to be fired out of airbags in a crash has claimed its fifth victim and led to the recall of thousands more cars...
Published 24 November 2014
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News: Fifth Takata airbag death announced, Audi in...

A fifth death has been linked to faulty airbags from Takata, a Japanese manufacturer, after a Malaysian driver had an accident in a Honda City and...
Published 13 November 2014
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News: Motorists at risk from deadly exploding Takata...

When police were called to the scene of a Florida car crash in late September they found Hien Tran dying from wounds in her neck...
Published 10 November 2014