Tag: takata,airbag,nhtsa Blog

Takata Expands Recall to Include New Type of Airbag Inflator

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on July 19, 2017November 1, 2023 in Defective Products

An additional 2.7 million potentially defective Takata airbag inflators have been added to the Takata airbag recall by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The addition brings the nation’s largest auto recall to a total of 42 million vehicles and nearly 70 million airbags. This news comes as Honda has confirmed with the NHTSA […] Read More

NHTSA Allows GM to Delay Takata Airbag Recall

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on November 29, 2016October 30, 2023 in Consumer Alerts

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will allow auto giant General Motors (GM) to delay its recall of suspected defective Takata airbags. GM will now have the opportunity to prove that the Takata airbags in its vehicles are safe before replacing the defective products . GM has until Aug. 31, 2017 to complete long-term […] Read More

Another Takata Airbag Death Confirmed in the U.S.

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on October 25, 2016December 7, 2022 in Defective Products

On September 30, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) confirmed that the death of a 50-year-old woman was linked to a defective Takata airbag. This brings the total number of U.S. Takata related fatalities to 11.The woman was driving a 2001 Honda Civic in Riverside County, California, when her vehicle collided with a pickup […] Read More

NHTSA Issues New Urgent Warning About Takata Airbags

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on July 7, 2016December 7, 2022 in Defective Products

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued an urgent warning to owners of more than 300,000 Honda and Acura vehicles advising them to stop driving their vehicles until the defective Takata airbags have been replaced.A new round of tests found that some vehicles posed a much higher threat for violent explosions than previously […] Read More

Two New Deaths Linked to Takata Airbag Defects

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on April 20, 2016December 7, 2022 in Defective Products

A Texas teen and a Florida woman have both died of injuries caused by exploding Takata airbag inflators. These recent deaths are the 10th and 11th fatalities linked to the faulty Takata airbags, the subject of the nation’s largest automotive recall, which is currently ongoing.On March 31st, a 17-year-old high school student in Fort Bend […] Read More

2.2 Million Hondas Added to Takata Airbag Recall

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on February 11, 2016December 7, 2022 in Defective Products

The nations largest automotive recall continues to grow as Honda announces the addition of 2.2 million more vehicles to the Takata airbag recall. Defective Takata airbags are responsible for at least 8 deaths and numerous injuries.Following further investigation into the use of faulty Takata airbags, approximately 1.7 million Hondas and 500,000 Acura vehicles, Hondas luxury […] Read More

Eighth U.S. Death Linked to Faulty Takata Airbags

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on January 5, 2016December 7, 2022 in Defective Products

A young driver has become the eighth U.S. fatality linked to faulty Takata airbags. This is the first death linked to Takata since April, bringing the total to nine worldwide.The attorney for the family of the victim, a thirteen-year-old-boy, contacted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in early December about the death.According to a […] Read More

Takata Facing Record Penalties, Losing Auto Makers

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on November 6, 2015December 7, 2022 in Defective Products

Takata, one of the worlds largest manufacturers of auto safety parts, is facing the largest civil penalty in U.S. history over its faulty airbag scandal, linked to eight deaths and more than 100 injuries.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued two consent orders toTakatato protect consumers from the manufacturers ammonium nitrate inflators, which have […] Read More

Massive Takata Recall has No End in Sight

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on June 2, 2015December 7, 2022 in Defective Products

With 34 million vehicles on the recall list for defective Takata airbags, the Japanese manufacturer is struggling to find a solution to its massive problem.In prepared testimony for a Tuesday hearing before Congress, Takata stated that many of the vehicles that have already been repaired will need their airbags replaced again because the replacement airbag […] Read More

Honda, Nissan, Toyota Expand Takata Airbag Recall

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on May 15, 2015December 7, 2022 in Defective Products

Honda announced May 14 that it has recalled nearly 5 million vehicles for a defective airbag made by Takata Corp., one of the worlds largest producers of automobile safety features. The recall comes one day after Nissan and Toyota recalled a total 6.5 million vehicles.The latest brings the number of Takata-related recalled airbags to an […] Read More

Free Case Evaluation

Verdicts & Settlements

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company product liability.

Jury verdict for the wrongful death of a 63-year-old man survived by his widow.

Verdict against cigarette manufacturer for family of local lawyer who died of lung cancer.

Verdict against tobacco manufacturer for family of man who died from lung cancer as a result of smoking.

View more results

Gordon & Partners, P.A.

Gordon & Partners - Plantation

Gordon & Partners - Stuart

Gordon & Partners - Boca Raton