KIYOSU, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7282) has developed a driver-side airbag with a new structure that can more safely protect the occupant. This airbag is used on the new ...

A wide variety of Toyota and Lexus vehicles from the 2023 model year are all subject to a recall campaign relating to the driver-side airbag. The fault stems from a ...

Side airbags that protect people's heads are reducing driver deaths in cars struck on the near (driver) side by an estimated 37 percent, according to the Institute for Highway Safety. Airbags that ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 99, Section 6: JOURNAL OF PASSENGER CARS (1990), pp. 1871-1878 (8 pages) A PC based interactive program was developed to simulate the unfolding and deploying process of a driver ...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — FCA US LLC has issued an urgent warning for drivers who have not yet had their recalled driver-side Takata airbag repaired to stop driving immediately. FCA said they will be ...

DASH-MOUNTED airbags protect drivers from injury in frontal crashes; however, more than half of driver fatalities in heavy trucks occur in rollover accidents. DASH-MOUNTED airbags protect drivers from ...

Following the death of a car owner last month, U.S. regulators reported that automakers will recall five million more vehicles equipped with airbags from Takata Corp. The National Highway Traffic ...

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2000-2001 BMW 3 Series (323Ci, 325Ci, 328Ci and 330Ci), 1999-2001 323i, 328i, 330i, 330xi, and 2000 323i, 328i stationwagon vehicles equipped with ...

Airbag-related issues seem to be all too common nowadays and a few new Audi Q7 and Q8 models are the latest vehicles to be recalled as a result of an airbag fault. Fortunately, the carmaker is not ...

General Motors has issued a recall on certain mid-size crossover models from the 2010 to 2019 model years, including the Chevy Traverse, GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave, for an issue related to the ...

GM has issued a product recall for certain units of the Chevy Traverse crossover due to an issue with the driver’s air bag inflator, which may explode during deployment as the result of a ...