Takata Executive Vice President of North America Kevin Kennedy testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 2, 2015, before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade. “We deeply regret each instance in which someone has been injured or killed,” Kevin Kennedy, the executive vice president of North America Takata, told a House Commerce and Energy subcommittee today. “We are committed to doing everything in our power to address the safety concerns raised by airbag ruptures.”
In his testimony, Kennedy noted that Takata had increased the production of replacement airbag kits recently. Takata is expected to produce airbag kits at the rate of 1 million per month by September of 2015.
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“This may be the largest, most complicated consumer safety recall in our nation’s history,” NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind said to the committee today.
Kennedy also said that the chemical ammonium nitrate would be replaced by other propellant guanidine nitrate gradually as an air bag propellant in Takata.
Consumers are advised not to inspect airbags on their own. They should also not disable them.
The best way to figure out if your airbags is recalled is to locate your vehicle identification number, vin – which can be found on the driver’s side where the dashboard meets the windshield or on the driver’s side door post.
Enter that vin at www.safercar.gov
Without the VIN, consumers cannot find out whether their car is part of the new recall.
The Tracy Firm on Takata Airbags Injury:
Takata Airbag Recall Lawyer E. Todd Tracy has tried many vehicle crashworthiness cases against Takata Corporation. Mr. Tracy is widely recognized as one of America’s best product liability lawyers. Todd is a Dallas attorney that maintains a national practice dedicated to handling vehicle safety issues. He has handled over 2,400 cases against every major vehicle, component part, and child seat manufacturer. He has tried 124 crashworthiness cases against many manufacturers. Mr. Tracy has handled cases all over the country in both federal and state jurisdictions, appearing pro hac vice in 42 states and the U. S. Virgin Islands.
The Tracy Firm have been holding automotive parts manufacturers like Takata Corporation, liable and accountable for the negligence in manufacturing defective vehicle parts. We specialize in only handling vehicle safety defect cases causing serious personal injuries for more than 2 decades and all across the United States. If you or your loved ones are are seriously injured due to airbag explosion in a frontal vehicle accidents in vehicles recalled by Honda, Toyota, BMW, Nissan, Chrysler, Mazda, Ford, General Motors, Mitsubishi, Subaru and Isuzu; please contact our law office at 214-324-9000.
Source: ABC News, Takata Trail Attorney E. Todd Tracy, TRACY Law Firm | Original Publication: June 2nd, 2015
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