Takata Trials: BMW recalls over 44,000 vehicles in Canada over exploding airbag inflators
Toronto, Ontario — BMW is recalling 44,131 vehicles in Canada—and another 394,000 in the United States—due to the use of Takata airbags that could degrade and explode, causing serious injury to vehicle occupants. The recall was reported by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Wednesday and then updated on Transport Canada’s website […]
The Takata Toll: BMW issues ‘Do Not Drive’ order for 38,000 early-00’s models
Toronto, Ontario — As Takata airbags continue to rear their defective heads, BMW made the call on Thursday to issue a “Do Not Drive” order for approximately 38,000 models sold in Canada between 2000 and 2006. First announced in a news release from the U.S.’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which identified an additional […]
Inflated Ego: BMW recalls 130,000 units across seven models in Canada for airbag inflator issues
Toronto, Ontario — Some poor airbag choices in the past are coming back to blow up in the face of BMW, as the German automaker has been forced to recall more than 130,000 vehicles from Canadian roads due to a substantial safety setback. With affected models dating as far back as 2000, BMW collision centres […]
Takata Takes Another: Fatal 2006 Ford Ranger collision linked to Takata airbags, NHTSA says
Toronto, Ontario — Like a certain viral lung condition we have all become somewhat familiar with, faulty Takata airbags have re-emerged from the shadows to claim yet another victim; this time, the driver of a 2006 Ford Ranger in the U.S. The driver of the truck was killed following a crash that caused the drivers-side […]
Search and Rescue: Canadian auto recyclers commended for handling of Takata airbag recall
Toronto, Ontario — Canadian auto recyclers are working hard to pick up the pieces of the still ongoing Takata airbag recall that affected millions of vehicles worldwide. Rebuilders’ Automotive Supply (RAS) congratulated the nation’s recyclers in an email last Wednesday, saying “Keep up the good work! We Appreciate Our Canadian Customers!”, recognizing them for their […]
Inflator Inquisition: NHTSA launches new probe to root out remaining Takata airbags
Toronto, Ontario — Like a kid with a stick and a dead squirrel, the NHTSA is launching a new probe to root out the remaining Takata airbags still rolling down U.S. roads. The new probe, launched on Friday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is to involve an engineering analysis on more than 30 […]
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 […]
Honda Canada recalls 700,000 vehicles due to defective airbags
The interior of a 2003 Honda Odyssey, one of the models slated for airbag recall. Markham, Ontario — December 10, 2014 — Honda is voluntarily replacing the airbags of approximately 700,000 vehicles nationwide. Announced December 9, the recall—deemed a Safety Improvement Campaign by the automaker—is part of a global undertaking, also […]
