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Airbags Takata: when the Company Asked Its Engineers to Destroy the Results of the Safety Tests

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According to former employees of the company, Takata identified and concealed risks related to airbags as early as 2004. Takata reportedly concealed evidence as early as 2004 More than 20 years ago, in 2004, a report called into question a Takata airbag that triggered and projected metal debris on a 2002 Honda Accord driver in the United States. According to former employees, the Japanese manufacturer would quickly, and in the utmost secrecy, ha…
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According to former employees of the company, Takata identified and concealed risks related to airbags as early as 2004. Takata reportedly concealed evidence as early as 2004 More than 20 years ago, in 2004, a report called into question a Takata airbag that triggered and projected metal debris on a 2002 Honda Accord driver in the United States. According to former employees, the Japanese manufacturer would quickly, and in the utmost secrecy, ha…

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autoplus.fr broke the news in on Friday, November 21, 2025.
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