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Takata air bags: What went wrong
In the late 1990s, an engineer at Takata Corp. spoke out against the chemical compound used to inflate its air bags. Mark Lillie left the company in 1999, believing something terrible would happen and...
View ArticleTakata fined for lack of cooperation in air bag recall
Six weeks ago, Carlos Solis was killed after a minor fender bender in Houston, Texas. The autopsy revealed a large piece of metal cut through Carlos’ windpipe, severing his jugular vein and carotid...
View ArticleVehicle recalls continue after record year
Riddled with recalls, 2014 was a historic year for the auto industry. General Motors began the year with a massive ignition switch recall and Takata ended it with an airbag issue crossing 10 different...
View ArticleInternal documents show GM cover up with ignition switch defect
After several months of relative peace for General Motors, it appears the spotlight is on the automaker once more. The team of attorneys responsible for discovering the ignition switch defect and...
View ArticleTakata doubles air bag recall and becomes largest in auto history
After a record-setting year for automobile recalls, National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator Mark Rosekind disclosed he believed the year of the recall would actually be 2015, given the public...
View ArticleJustice Department plans to unveil criminal charges against GM
Last year, Toyota’s record breaking $1.2 billion settlement for the unintentional acceleration recall shocked the automotive industry. The unprecedented fine and recall drew comparisons to GM’s...
View ArticleVolkswagen emission scandal most recent in automaker deception
On Tuesday, Sept. 22, Volkswagen became the most recent in a long line of automakers to issue a recall for an error that could’ve been avoided. Following in the footsteps of Toyota, GM and Takata, VW...
View ArticleSafety agency meets with automakers to discuss future recall agreement
News broke in the late fall of 2013 that General Motors (GM) had covered up an ignition switch defect for more than a decade and was responsible for approximately 10 deaths. The investigation into GM...
View ArticleTrouble still surrounds GM as ignition switch trials begin
[UPDATE: The first trial against GM was dismissed after the plaintiff was found to be untrustworthy with altered documents and accounts about his injuries following his accident] After two years of...
View Article2015 surpassed record numbers to become the year of the recall
Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced the official 2015 vehicle recall count. A record 900 million different recalls led to a total of 51.26 million recalled...
View ArticleTakata Airbag Crisis Continues to Expand
We are in the midst of one of the largest recalls in automotive history, affecting up to 34 million vehicles just in the United States alone. The Japanese supplier Tataka has been continually...
View ArticleNew Report Shows Defective Takata Air Bags Are Still Being Placed in New Cars
The Takata Airbag recall is the largest automotive recall in history and is still growing. A recent study shows that about 1 in 8 vehicles nationwide are potentially affected – mainly with the car...
View ArticleInternal documents show GM cover up with ignition switch defect
After several months of relative peace for General Motors, it appears the spotlight is on the automaker once more. The team of attorneys responsible for discovering the ignition switch defect and...
View ArticleTakata doubles air bag recall and becomes largest in auto history
After a record-setting year for automobile recalls, National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator Mark Rosekind disclosed he believed the year of the recall would actually be 2015, given the public...
View ArticleJustice Department plans to unveil criminal charges against GM
Last year, Toyota’s record breaking $1.2 billion settlement for the unintentional acceleration recall shocked the automotive industry. The unprecedented fine and recall drew comparisons to GM’s...
View ArticleVolkswagen emission scandal most recent in automaker deception
On Tuesday, Sept. 22, Volkswagen became the most recent in a long line of automakers to issue a recall for an error that could’ve been avoided. Following in the footsteps of Toyota, GM and Takata, VW...
View ArticleSafety agency meets with automakers to discuss future recall agreement
News broke in the late fall of 2013 that General Motors (GM) had covered up an ignition switch defect for more than a decade and was responsible for approximately 10 deaths. The investigation into GM...
View ArticleTrouble still surrounds GM as ignition switch trials begin
[UPDATE: The first trial against GM was dismissed after the plaintiff was found to be untrustworthy with altered documents and accounts about his injuries following his accident] After two years of...
View Article2015 surpassed record numbers to become the year of the recall
Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced the official 2015 vehicle recall count. A record 900 million different recalls led to a total of 51.26 million recalled...
View ArticleTakata Airbag Crisis Continues to Expand
We are in the midst of one of the largest recalls in automotive history, affecting up to 34 million vehicles just in the United States alone. The Japanese supplier Tataka has been continually...
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