More than 90,000 cars remain on Australian roads as Takata deadline looms

More than 90,000 cars remain on Australian roads as Takata deadline looms

The car industry is desperately trying to locate 90,898 cars with potentially deadly Takata airbags.

  • byJoshua Dowling

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Early Takata recall letter did not warn of potential for injury,inquest told

Early Takata recall letter did not warn of potential for injury,inquest told

The NSW Coroners Court is examining the death of Huy Neng Ngo,who was killed in Sydney in 2017 when a defective Takata airbag inflated.

  • byGeorgina Mitchell
'Grave risk':Coroner urges car owners to replace Takata airbags immediately

'Grave risk':Coroner urges car owners to replace Takata airbags immediately

Deputy State Coroner Elaine Truscott says the airbags can cause"a serious injury akin to a gunshot wound".

  • byGeorgina Mitchell
Hundreds of Victorians still with faulty Takata airbags face rego suspensions

Hundreds of Victorians still with faulty Takata airbags face rego suspensions

The Andrews government move follows multiple attempts from vehicle manufacturers to contact affected owners,including letters,calls,emails and doorknocking.

  • byZach Hope
Ford drivers urged to check cars after new recall of faulty airbags

Ford drivers urged to check cars after new recall of faulty airbags

Ford has announced a recall of its Courier vehicles it believes could be fitted with dangerous airbags.

  • byAlex Druce
Takata airbag crisis worsens as ACCC orders 78,000 cars to be pulled off the road

Takata airbag crisis worsens as ACCC orders 78,000 cars to be pulled off the road

Popular cars made by Audi,BMW,Ford,Honda,Mazda,Mitsubishi,Suzuki and Toyota are believed to be equipped with another type of airbag inflator which may spray shrapnel when deployed in a crash.

  • byJoshua Dowling
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BMW urges 12,633 owners to stop driving immediately,following fatality

BMW urges 12,633 owners to stop driving immediately,following fatality

The cars may have a new type of Takata airbag linked to a death and a serious injury in two separate crashes in Australia,the ACCC said in an alert.

  • byJoshua Dowling
'Should not be driven':Takata airbag danger raised to critical
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'Should not be driven':Takata airbag danger raised to critical

A new"urgent recall"for about 20,000 Australian cars has been issued,including models from BMW,Holden,Honda,Mitsubishi and Toyota.

  • byZach Hope andCharlotte Grieve
Man who died in airbag malfunction would have been quadriplegic if he survived,inquest told

Man who died in airbag malfunction would have been quadriplegic if he survived,inquest told

Huy Neng Ngo,58,died after a Takata airbag shot metal shrapnel into his neck in a minor crash in Sydney's west in 2017.

  • byGeorgina Mitchell
‘Comparable to gunshot wound’:Man killed by airbag shrapnel,inquest told

‘Comparable to gunshot wound’:Man killed by airbag shrapnel,inquest told

Huy Neng Ngo was due to have the defective Takata airbag replaced two days before he died in a minor crash in Sydney’s west in July 2017.

  • byGeorgina Mitchell
Queensland government to cancel registration for cars with recalled airbags

Queensland government to cancel registration for cars with recalled airbags

Up to 1200 Queensland vehicles still have Takata airbags,which have propelled small fragments into drivers and passengers in crashes.

  • byToby Crockford