• News
  • Guides
  • Reviews
  • Media
  • About
  • News
  • Guides
  • Reviews
  • Media
  • About
Sign up Now (For Free)

Sign up for our newsletter and receive the latest automotive news in your inbox!

Invalid email address
We promise not to spam you. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Thanks for subscribing!
News
Read Now
  • All News
  • Automakers
  • Automobiles
  • Auto Shows
  • Business
  • EVs & Environment
  • Guides
  • Lawsuits/Legal
  • Regulatory
  • Ride-Sharing
  • Safety & Recalls
  • Technology
Recent
  • First Look: Kia Pushes Boundaries with New EV9
  • Lucid Moves to Cut 1,300 Employees
  • Rebooted Meyers Manx Returns to Its Racing Roots, Sponsors NORRA 1000 Race
  • Spring Cleaning Includes Your Car
  • Fifty Million Apartment Dwellers Need a Way to Plug In
  • Tesla Back in Court on $137M Race Discrimination Suit
  • E-Fuels Provide a Lifeline for Ferrari and Porsche
  • Upstart Fain Sworn in as UAW President on Eve of Bargaining Convention
  • Week Ahead: UAW Gets a New Leader
  • The Rearview Mirror: Ford’s High-End Failure
Editor’s Choice
    Reviews
    Read Now
    • All Reviews
      • Feeder
    • Classic Cars
    • Concept Cars
    • Convertibles
    • Coupes
    • Crossovers/CUVs
    • Diesel
    • Hot hatches
    • Hybrids
    • Luxury Vehicles
    • Minivans
    • Muscle Cars
    • Pickups
    • Sedans
    • Sports Cars
    • Super Cars
    • SUVs
    Recent Reviews
    • A Week With: 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD Pro S
    • A Week With: 2023 Infiniti QX80
    • A Week With: 2023 Genesis GV80 Prestige 3.5 Turbo
    • First Drive: 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T
    • First Drive: 2023 Dodge Hornet GT
    • First Drive: 2023 Genesis Electrified GV70
    • First Drive: 2023 Nissan Ariya e-4orce AWD
    • A Week With: 2023 Jeep Compass Limited
    • A Week With: 2023 Cadillac Escalade V-Series
    • A Week With: 2023 Volvo XC40 AWD Ultimate
    Editor’s Choice
      Guides
      Car Warranty
      • Endurance Warranty Reviews
      • BMW Extended Warranty
      • Extended Warranty For Cars Over 100k Miles
      • Extended Car Warranty Cost
      • Subaru Extended Warranty
      • CarShield Reviews
      • CarShield Cost
      • Aftermarket Car Warranty
      • CARCHEX Warranty Reviews
      • Reputable Extended Car Warranty Companies
      • Used Car Warranty Companies
      • Best Car Warranty
      • Is CarShield A Scam?
      • Mercedes Extended Warranty
      • CarShield Plans
      Insurance
      • How To Identify A Car Insurance Company
      • Geico Mechanical Breakdown Insurance
      • How Far Back Does A Car Insurance Company Look
      • Mechanical Breakdown Insurance For Used Cars
      • State Farm Mechanical Breakdown Insurance
      • Mechanical Breakdown Insurance From Progressive
      • Dollar A Day Insurance
      • Auto Insurance For SSI Recipients
      • Car Insurance Rates After A Suspended License
      • Auto Insurance For Salvage Vehicles
      • Average Cost of Dodge Ram 1500 Car Insurance
      • Car Insurance Florida
      • Full Coverage Auto Insurance
      • GrubHub Insurance
      • Amazon Delivery Auto Insurance
      Shipping
      • Car Shipping Companies
      • uShip Reviews
      • Auto Shipping From California To Hawaii
      • Montway Auto Transport Reviews
      • Cheap Car Shipping
      • Easy Auto Ship Reviews
      • Auto Shipping Miami
      • Auto Shipping To Alaska
      • Car Shipping Cost
      • Auto Shipping Hawaii
      • Auto Shipping Puerto Rico
      • Sherpa Auto Transport Reviews
      • Auto Shipping Atlanta
      • Auto Shipping Boston
      • Auto Shipping. Chicago
      About
      • About Us
      • Contact Us
      • Terms of Use
      • Privacy Policy
      • Affiliate Disclosure
      • Sitemap
      TheDetroitBureau.com

      More than just “another” place to find news, reviews, spy shots, commentary, features, and guides about the auto industry. TheDetroitBureau doesn’t stop with the press releases or confuse a few lines of opinion with insightful, in-depth reporting.

      Contact Us

      Like what you see? Have some ideas for making The Detroit Bureau.com even better? Let us know, we’d love to hear your voice.

        Media
        Listen Now
        • Headlight News: All Episodes
        More from TheDetroitBureau
        • Guides
        • Latest News
        • Auto Reviews
        • Podcasts
        Headlight News

        TheDetroitBureau.com’s Headlight News offers a look at the past week’s top automotive news stories, as well as what’s coming up in the week ahead. Check out the week’s top story and our latest review…along with a dive into the past with this week in automotive history.

        home > news > Automobiles > “A Lot” More Takata Airbag Recalls Likely, Says NHTSA Chief

        “A Lot” More Takata Airbag Recalls Likely, Says NHTSA Chief

        “Crisis festered for so long.” laments Rosekind.

        Paul A. Eisenstein
        Paul A. Eisenstein , Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
        Jan. 13, 2016
        NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind said there may be more to come when it comes to Takata recalls.

        Even after recalling more than 19 million vehicles due to potentially faulty Takata airbags, the crisis is likely far from over, warned the nation’s top automotive safety regulator.

        Just days after Mazda added 370,000 more vehicles to the list of those recalled, the number is “very likely to grow, perhaps by a lot,” Mark Rosekind, the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said during a speech in Detroit.

        Safety News!

        “The Takata situation is unprecedented in American history,” Rosekind said during the Automotive News World Congress. “The fact that this crisis festered for so long, that some made efforts to obscure its seriousness, should sober everyone in this industry.”

        So far, 11 different automakers have become embroiled in the Takata crisis, including Chevrolet, BMW, Toyota and Honda. All told, more than 19 million vehicles have been recalled to date, making it the largest safety issue linked to a single defect in automotive history. Manufacturers are continuing to search their databases, and appear likely to find still more models that used the suspect airbag inflators, Rosekind explained.

        (NHTSA planning to make three “history-making” announcements. For more, Click Here.)

        There are still plenty of uncertainties surrounding the Takata problem. What is known is that some of the airbag inflators made by the Japanese supplier can ignite with far more force than intended when triggered during a crash. That can send metal and plastic shrapnel flying into the passenger compartment.

        So far, nine deaths are known to have been caused by the faulty airbags, with scores of additional injuries. The most recent death was confirmed just last month and involved a teen driver who crashed a car near Pittsburgh last summer.

        The exact reason why the airbags are malfunctioning is unclear. There are signs the situation can be worsened when a car is exposed to high humidity and, initially, NHTSA approved limited regional recalls targeting areas like Southern Florida and Puerto Rico. But after other incidents – and fatalities – were reported in dryer regions, the recall was expanded.

        (Automakers, U.S. regulators set to announce agreement on improved safety. For more, Click Here.)

        Takata initially resisted but eventually buckled under after a series of four Congressional hearings. It signed a consent agreement with NHTSA late last year resulting in $70 million and accepted the appointment of an outsider to monitor its safety efforts. That fine could be substantially increased if Takata doesn’t live up to its agreement.

        Last February, a consortium of 10 carmakers came together to try to understand the root cause of the problem. Some now believe it is an inherent issue that occurs when airbags using ammonium nitrate inflators begin to age and break down.

        “This is proactive safety,” Rosekind said during his Detroit speech. “It’s a model of how NHTSA hopes to work with industry in the future, and it’s going to protect the lives and safety of millions.”

        (To see more about the effort to toughen the standards for crash test ratings, Click Here.)

        NHTSA is expected to announce a new consortium on Friday that will bring together 16 automakers who will work with the agency to get new safety technology into production faster than if the industry were to wait for new government mandates. Yet another consortium is getting ready to move forward with plans to make automatic emergency braking technology standard.

        How to Care for Your Car

        Cheap Car Warranty

        Editor's Choice

        Best Extended Car Warranty

        Editor's Choice
        Recently Published
        Kia EV9 front 3-4

        First Look: Kia Pushes Boundaries with New EV9

        Today
        Lucid pre-delivery inspecton line Sept 2021

        Lucid Moves to Cut 1,300 Employees

        Today
        Meyers Manx on the NORRA 1000 2022

        Rebooted Meyers Manx Returns to Its Racing Roots, Sponsors NORRA 1000 Race

        Today

        One response to ““A Lot” More Takata Airbag Recalls Likely, Says NHTSA Chief”

        1. GT101 says:
          January 14, 2016 at 8:25 pm

          Will Takata be fined $20 BILLION for knowingly selling defective airbags? Why isn’t GM being fined $100 BILLION for killing 100+ people with a defective ignition switch ad cover-up?

          Reply

        Leave a Reply Cancel reply

        Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

        Share this article:
        © The Detroit Bureau 2023
        • Guides
        • Privacy Policy
        • Terms of Use
        • Affiliate Disclosure
        • Contact Us
        • Sitemap
        Follow Us: