Ford issued a recall on Friday of nearly 1 million vehicles in North America with the risk of flying shrapnel caused by exploding Takata airbag inflators.
In the beginning of June, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration urged Fla. residents to check their vehicle identification numbers (VIN) to see if their vehicles under recall for defective takata air bags.
CCC Information Services is working with Mazda North American Operations to create a new method for the automaker to identify recalled vehicles and help collision repairers notify affected vehicle owners.
A U.S. senator who heard testimony last month on the recall of Takata automotive air bags, which have sprayed shrapnel that has killed 22 people and injured hundreds more, is continuing to put pressure on Honda Motor Co. about its efforts to track down the most dangerous of the air bags
Members of a Senate committee voiced frustration Tuesday with the pace of repairs for vehicles with defective Takata air bag inflators, reported AP News.
U.S. Senators will convene a previously undisclosed hearing to focus on the status of Takata air bag inflator recalls, the largest, most complex recall process in auto history that some lawmakers say is too slow.
The companies and the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said dealers will tow the pickups to service bays to replace the faulty inflators and provide loaner vehicles.
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