How the Takata’s failures led to lethal products-biggest auto recall in hist
06-03-16, 09:03 AM
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When airbags first came out, like every skeptic I had the same concern - how does a Bomb that blast so fast going to keep me safe. Well, NHSTA videos helped me get over that....but now....
06-03-16, 09:11 AM
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If anything happens to the air bags, Takata will go bankrupt,” Takada said, according to the book. “We can’t cross a bridge as dangerous as this.” Eventually, he relented.
06-03-16, 09:20 AM
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wow... a new step in capitalism for US
Europe who considered ammonium nitrate too risky. Renault refused to buy air bags with it. ... hired a propellant specialist to help develop a more stable formula using guanidine nitrate, and since about 2008, Takata in Europe has sold air bags using that. He says Takata’s China team also adopted the formula.
06-03-16, 01:55 PM
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Yup, all the engineers said amonnoium nitrate was problematic, would deteriorate over time and lead to overinflation which would throw metal shrapnel at the driver. They knew all this in the early/mid 90's and management over-ruled them because it was cheap to use ammonium nitrate.
Reminds me exactly of the Pinto exploding gas tank scandal back in the 70's.
Reminds me exactly of the Pinto exploding gas tank scandal back in the 70's.
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06-03-16, 02:22 PM
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What's shocking to me is that, as far back as 2005, U.S. engineers had uncovered the test data manipulation by their Japanese counterparts. That's 11 years ago! I'd like to think that whistleblowers would step up when lives are at risk.
06-03-16, 02:41 PM
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It's worse than the Pinto really. As callous and unethical as it was, at least Ford knew about the Pinto problem and justified it under an economic risk analysis, however short-sighted and ultimately incorrect. OTOH, Takata executives learned of the problem possibly as far back as 2000, then proceeded to destroy evidence, shush employees who knew about it, and force engineers to manipulate future test data to hide the problem. This is a massive coverup that goes far, far, beyond even making a questionably unethical economic decision - Takata's actions here are reckless, wanton disregard for the lives of customers.
What's shocking to me is that, as far back as 2005, U.S. engineers had uncovered the test data manipulation by their Japanese counterparts. That's 11 years ago! I'd like to think that whistleblowers would step up when lives are at risk.
What's shocking to me is that, as far back as 2005, U.S. engineers had uncovered the test data manipulation by their Japanese counterparts. That's 11 years ago! I'd like to think that whistleblowers would step up when lives are at risk.
GM knew about the ignition issue for over 10 years and did nothing.
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