The owners of select Nissan automobiles may be entitled to multiple forms of compensation, including a $500 payment, use of a rental car and an extended warranty, after the company agreed to pay $97.7 million to settle a class-action lawsuit on Tuesday. The suit was brought against the company after 4.4 million vehicles were recalled due to an issue with Takata air bag inflators, according to …
Takata Corp.’s chief financial officer Yoichiro Nomura leaves federal court in Detroit on Monday. Japanese auto parts maker Takata Corp. pleaded guilty to fraud Monday and agreed to pay $1 billion in penalties for concealing an air bag defect blamed for at least 16 deaths, most of them in the U.S.(Photo: Paul Sancya / AP) 11 CONNECTTWEET2 LINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE The Takata Corp. pleaded guilty …
A lawsuit has been filed in connection with the fatal explosion at a home in Quemado involving an 18-wheeler that contained Takata air bag inflators. The incident occurred Aug. 22 when investigators said the 18-wheeler, which contained a load of Takata air bag inflators, ran off the road, caught fire and exploded, killing Lucila Robles, 69. Investigators said the truck was also …
The U.S. territory joins Hawaii, which earlier this month sued Takata and Honda, the largest user of recalled Takata air bags linked to 13 deaths and more than 100 injuries. The Virgin Islands …