In Re: Takata Airbag Products Liability Litigation: BMW, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Nissan, Subaru, and Toyota

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In Re: Takata Airbag Products Liability Litigation

BMW, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Nissan, Subaru, and Toyota Settlements

Welcome to the Official Informational Website for the Takata Settlement

This is the informational website for the proposed economic loss class action settlements with BMW, Honda, Mazda, Nissan, Subaru, and Toyota in a class action lawsuit styledIn Re: Takata Airbag Products Liability Litigation, Master Case No. 1:15-MD-02599-FAM. The Court preliminarily approved the settlements with BMW, Mazda, Subaru, and Toyota on June 9, 2017 and issued preliminary approval orders that were docketed on June 12, 2017. The Court preliminarily approved the settlements with Honda and Nissan on September 19, 2017.

For more information, please select the appropriate Settlement below referencing the automobile manufacturer of your Subject Vehicle.

Important Note: Some vehicles included in the Settlement will be recalled at a later date and others may not require a recall. Your receipt of a Settlement Notice does not mean your vehicle is subject to a recall. Please refer to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website, www.safercar.gov, for the latest information about Takata recalls and to determine if your vehicle is subject to a recall.

https://www.autoairbagsettlement.com/en

Takata adds 3.3 million faulty airbags to largest automotive recall in U.S. history

By Jessica Vomiero
National Online Journalist  Global News

The Japanese airbag maker Takata continues to expand its massive parts recall by recalling an additional 3.3 million airbags.

According to reports from CBS, the latest addition to the recall includes airbags from some 2009, 2010 and 2013 vehicles made by Honda, Toyota, Audi, BMW, Daimler, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Jaguar-Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru and Tesla.

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Takata is an automotive parts supplier that filed for bankruptcy in June after sparking the largest automotive recall in U.S. history with a recall of three million vehicles in 2014. Since then, the recall has been intermittently expanded.

Forbes reports that defective Takata airbags could potentially explode in a crash and spray vehicle occupants with small metal shards.

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The bags have been linked to over 180 injuries and 18 deaths, including the most recent one identified in Louisiana last month.

Just a few days into 2018, the judge overseeing the bankruptcy of Takata Corp’s U.S. unit cleared the way for the company’s creditors to vote on its chapter 11 plan — which critics say limits the legal rights of those who’ve been injured by the faulty airbags.

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Criticisms include claims that the plan favours automakers over vehicle owners. The trust would pay compensation based on the injury, ranging from $10,000 to $5 million USD for death or loss of eyesight, according to hearing documents.

However, car owners would be barred from suing Honda, and other auto makers who opted to join the trust arrangement.

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Currently there are plans for a supplier owned by China’s Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp., plans to acquire the Takata Corp.

These recalls have included Takata airbags in Canada, two of which took place in December 2017.

The first recalled faulty airbags on 2004, 2005 and 2006 Ford Rangers and the second involved faulty airbags on 2016 and 2017 Mitsubishi I-Mievs.

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Approximately 30,000 Ford Rangers were affected, while just over 200 Mitsubishi I-Mievs were affected.

Forbes goes on to report that almost two-thirds, or 31.5 million U.S. vehicles affected have not been repaired as of mid-September, according to an independent report released in November.

-With files from Reuters. 

https://globalnews.ca/news/3950585/takata-recalls-millions-more-faulty-airbags/