Airbag

Takata acquired by Key Safety Systems, president resigns

Key Safety Systems has completed the $1.6 billion acquisition of bankrupt Takata, marking the end of the 85-year-old Japanese automotive supplier at the centre of a global recall of exploding airbags.

US agency rejects Ford's petition to delay recall of 3M vehicles

Ford Motor Co had in the petition requested to delay recalling about 3 million vehicles with potentially defective air bag inflators to conduct additional testing. It did not immediately say if it planned to challenge the NHTSA's decision.

Mazda recalls cars in South Africa over airbag safety concerns

The Japanese car maker company had to recall 19,000 cars over concerns that airbag inflaters were defective, a local unit reported on Monday.

Automakers recall up to 40 mln US air bag inflators

US Transportation Department confirms automakers recall another 35 million to 40 million air bag inflators.