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Tag: airbags: Page 2
Recycling
Assets in Airbags: Lacero Solutions turns airbags to recyclable materials
Toronto, Ontario — When the Takata airbag crisis first gripped the globe in 2018, Keshav Kochhar and his team saw an opportunity and took to the drawing board to create an innovative solution for safely destroying and recycling end-of-life and defective/recalled airbags. Since then, their company Lacero Solutions has received and deployed 275,000 airbags and […]
April 14, 2021
Collision Repair
Toyota recalls 1.7 million vehicles
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — January 11, 2019– Toyota is joining Ford and Honda in recalling 1.7 million vehicles in North America equipped with the potentially deadly Takata airbag. Toyota made the announcement on Wednesday and is not the first OEM to recall these airbags. Automakers such as Ford, and Honda have already issued […]
January 11, 2019
Collision Repair
The importance of airbag scanning
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – September 26, 2018 — There are a lot of myths and inconsistencies running around the world of collision repair regarding the proper discourse on what to do with the airbag after an accident if the bag does not deploy.
September 26, 2018
Collision Repair
Audi Canada recalls thousands of cars over defective sensor
Toronto, Ontario – July 10, 2018 — Audi Canada is recalling approximately 3,000 vehicles, after the car manufacturer discovered a malfunction with its passenger side airbag sensor. Audi estimates that there are 2,672 vehicles that could be affected by the flaw; these models include the A6, A7, RS7, S6 and S7 from 2016-2018. Affected vehicles […]
July 10, 2018
Collision Repair
Mazda recalls 270,000 cars after airbag scare
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — July 6, 2018 —Japanese automaker Mazda has recalled close to 270,000 vehicles equipped with Takata airbags, which the company fears have the potential to explode, according to the Associated Press. The possibility exists that, under certain conditions, chemicals used in the inflation of the airbags could start […]
July 6, 2018
Collision Repair
Inflated Expectations: U.S. Government to meet with OEMs after airbag recall delay
By CRM Staff Buffalo, New York — May 15, 2018 — The U.S. Government has warned ten major car manufacturers that they must speed up the recall of more than 70 million defective airbag inflation devices in cars across the United States. Already linked to more than 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries, […]
May 15, 2018
Collision Repair
New development leverages airbag tech for accurate crash notification
By Mike Davey Hamilton, Ontario — October 20, 2016 — It’s pretty much a given that the sooner the insurer and repairer are informed of an accident, the faster they can take action. This is where CalAmp’s new product, Instant Crash Notification, comes in. Instant Crash Notification is the first of the company’s proprietary, patented […]
October 20, 2016
Collision Repair
IIHS Report: Vehicles with good driver-side protection may not offer the same to passengers
Arlington, Virginia — June 26, 2016 — A new study from the US-based Insurance Institute from Highway Safety (IIHS) shows that drivers of vehicles with good small overlap front ratings can expect to be protected well in a frontal crash involving the left corner of the vehicle, but good protection doesn’t always extend across the […]
June 26, 2016
Collision Repair
Total Takata airbag recall now possible
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — February 17, 2016 — The Takata airbag saga seems to be inflating to a new level of complexity and concern. Last month Federal safety regulators in the US confirmed that a South Carolina man died in December as a result of an explosion in a Takata airbag that wasn’t […]
February 17, 2016
Collision Repair
Honda Canada to enlist collision repair facilities in Takata recall
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — December 18, 2015 — Last week American Honda Motor Company announced a new program that recruits independent mechanical repair and collision repair facilities to identify vehicles with faulty Takata airbags and help notify clients. The auto industry is dealing with the single largest recall in history. This is not […]
December 18, 2015
Collision Repair
Takata Recall: Canadian repairers ready to step up for installation
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — November 4, 2015 — The biggest recall in the history of the automobile industry continues to hang over the sector. Getting this recall done will take time and effort. Recently the US-based National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) took an unprecedented step when executives suggested the organization may call […]
November 4, 2015
Collision Repair
NHTSA considers allowing collision centres to replace Takata airbags: Should Canada follow?
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 29, 2015 — In a briefing on the Takata airbag recall an official from the US-based National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that the services of independent collision repair shops may be sought to deal with a recall that is the largest in history. Stephen Ridella, the […]
October 28, 2015
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