Airbags

NTSB Thinks Air Bags On Small Planes Might Help Save Lives

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Federal safety officials weighed Tuesday whether to recommend that some planes be equipped with air bags and shoulder-lap seatbelts...

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Toyota 'Black Boxes': Automaker Secretive, Inconsistent About Device Recordings

AP | CURT ANDERSON and DANNY ROBBINS | Posted 05.25.2011

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SOUTHLAKE, Texas — Toyota has for years blocked access to data stored in devices similar to airline "black boxes" that could explain crashes blamed ...

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Honda Recall 2010: Airbag Problems Add Another 437,000 Vehicles To Recall

AP | SHINO YUASA | Posted 05.25.2011

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TOKYO — Honda Motor Co. is adding 437,000 vehicles to its 15-month old global recall for faulty airbags in the latest quality problem to hit a J...

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Rule For New Planes Means More Airbags

NPR | By Adam Hochberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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AmSafe is supplying the product to most major U.S. airlines to help comply with a new government crash standard. The rule has been phased in slowly ov...

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