2019 C-Class Sedan

2019 C-Class Sedan

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In addition, 13 automakers last week expanded the Takata recalls in Canada by almost 900,000 vehicles. According to Automotive News Canada, roughly 5.2 million Takata airbags have so far been recalled in Canada. A full list of affected Canada-market vehicles can be found at the Transport Canada website. UPDATE 2/6/2017, 5:00 p.m.: BMW is recalling 230,117 cars in the U.S. UPDATE 2/27/2017, 6:30 p.m.: Takata has officially pleaded guilty to criminal wire fraud for covering up the engineering defects that have led to at least 17 deaths and the biggest recall in automotive history. 25 million criminal fine. Three Takata executives also have been charged with fraud. UPDATE 5/11/2017, 2:00 p.m.: Honda is urging owners in Hawaii to repair any affected 2001-2003 Honda and Acura models as soon as possible鈥攐r risk a 50 percent chance of the driver鈥檚-side airbag inflator rupturing in a crash. The so-called Alpha inflators were the first Takata inflators to be recalled, and combined with Hawaii鈥檚 constant high heat and humidity, they are the most dangerous. Eight of the 10 airbag deaths within the U.S.

Alpha inflators. Honda says that Hawaii houses roughly 1100 unrepaired 2001-2003 vehicles with Alpha inflators; these are among approximately 26,000 unfixed Honda and Acura vehicles in the state that are affected by these Takata recalls. Honda also says that 鈥?ver 74 percent鈥?of these cars have been repaired nationwide, all with non-Takata replacement parts. For affected models, see our Acura and Honda lists below. 553 million for economic losses. The automakers have jointly settled a class-action lawsuit demanding owners be compensated while their cars are undergoing repairs. Owners of approximately 15.8 million cars in the U.S. The lawsuit does not compensate owners for any alleged lost resale value in their cars nor does it address personal injury or property damage claims. The court must approve the settlement before it is final. UPDATE 6/16/2017, 11:00 a.m.: Takata will file for bankruptcy 鈥渁s early as next week,鈥?according to sources speaking to Reuters. The filing is no surprise. Company finances began unraveling in early 2016 as lawsuits, fines, lost sales, declining stock values, and recall costs left Takata in the red with billions in liabilities.

Key Safety Systems, a Michigan auto supplier owned by the Chinese electronics supplier Ningbo Joyson, is the purported buyer. 850 million for recall costs it must pay by 2018. The U.S. Justice Department is expected to be a creditor in the bankruptcy filing. UPDATE 6/28/2017, 11:30 a.m.: Key Safety Systems (KSS) said it will drop the Takata name once the bankruptcy and sale are approved, according to KSS senior vice president Ron Feldeisen. The sale does not include Takata鈥檚 liabilities or its airbag business. Automakers are still unsure if they will be reimbursed for recall costs, and lawyers representing victims say the bankruptcy may limit their ability to collect damages. UPDATE 7/11/2017, 4:00 p.m.: Takata is recalling another 2.7 million airbag inflators in the United States for rupturing. Unlike all the other 100 million inflators recalled globally to date, these inflators contain a moisture-absorbing desiccant. Until now, Takata had said that only non-desiccated inflators were at risk for exploding shrapnel during a crash.