U. S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12. 3 million vehicles because the bags may not inflate in a crash. The problem could be responsible for as many as eight deaths...

The 2019 Honda Ridgeline and 2019 Honda Pilot are subject to a new recall over concerns that their side-curtain airbags may not deploy properly. In documents filed with the NHTSA in late November and published this week, the automaker said...

A handful of 2007-2008 Nissan Versa subcompacts have been added to the growing list of vehicles fitted with faulty Takata air bag inflators.Nissan last month said that it had identified 233 Versa sedan and hatchback models with passenger-side air bag...

Nissan is recalling nearly 105,000 small cars to replace Takata passenger air bag inflators that can explode and hurl shrapnel at drivers and passengers.Included are the 2011 Versa sedan and the 2011 and 2012 Versa hatchback. It only applies to...

Mazda is recalling nearly 270,000 vehicles with Takata airbags that have the potential to explode.Chemicals used to inflate the air bags can deteriorate in some conditions, causing them to deploy with too much force, blowing apart a metal canister that...

Nearly four years ago, the U. S. government's highway safety agency began investigating air bag inflators made by ARC Automotive of Tennessee when two people were hit by flying shrapnel after crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated that...