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Death Traps: These Cars Are Unsafe At Any Speed

All Cars With Takata Exploding Airbags

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The Takata case is still open and is the most significant recall case in the history of the car industry. From 2000 to 2008, Japanese company Takata produced at least 17 million airbags installed in millions of cars. Takata supplied 10 of the most prominent car companies in the world, which made things even worse (via NHTSA).

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The problem with the airbags was that under some specific circumstances. Like moisture or heat, airbags could deploy without cause, causing a small explosion inside the car. Since the airbag is in a metal container, pieces could injure or even kill passengers when something like this happens. All 10 of the world’s biggest car makers are working together to resolve the issue. However, experts say that over 30 million cars the faulty airbags.

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Vukasin Herbez
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