Remember the big recall of vehicles with Takata airbags are few years ago that involved millions of vehicles - and the problems finding the current owners of those vehicles? Search for "Takata" on this site. Well, now there is a new issue with other airbags from another manufacturer that is causing concern. The Takata airbags had a manufacturing quality issue with bags made … [Read more...]
Toyota Group Air Bag Recall
I’ve written a lot about the Takata Air Bag recall that is ongoing and the last post was about the Federal Government in Australia demanding a full recall, which in a way was a good thing, however like many Government initiatives, didn’t consider all the facts. Toyota has announced a recall for air bags that also includes several Lexus models - where similar components are … [Read more...]
Australia Reacts to Takata Airbag Recall
Things move slowly down in Australia, or more specifically with the Australian Government. I first wrote about the airbag recall in December 2014 that was affecting the Takata brand of airbags, and have written about the progress over the years. Today, the Australian Government hit the panic button and forced a compulsory recall on all manufacturers and then let the media … [Read more...]
Clarence Ditlow III
Late last year, a longtime crusader for motoring safety died at the age of 72. His name was Clarence Ditlow III - not well known outside the US, however he was an important campaigner alongside Ralph Nader. He was born in 1944 in Georgia, in the southern States of the US. Ditlow was the son of a service manager at a Chevrolet dealer, so he was born into the industry. He … [Read more...]
Takata Airbag Update #7
I have written several articles about the issues with the airbags from the Japanese firm, Takata, over the last few years: 28th December 2014 - Airbag Recall 12th January 2015 - Airbag Recall, Update on Progress for Resolution 24th February 2015 - Takata Airbag failure - February Update 3rd June 2015 - Takata Airbag Recall, Update #4 23rd July 2015 - Airbag Recall, … [Read more...]