Airbags
Airbag recall drives up business for motor industry
The motor industry has been flat-tack since the government announced a compulsory recall for faulty Takata airbags just over two weeks ago.
Motor industry flat out as airbag recall drives up business
Owners of cars fitted with potentially lethal Takata airbags face wait-times of up to ten days to get them replaced following the compulsory recall just two weeks ago. The Alpha-type airbags, thought… Audio
Government announces compulsory airbag recall
Alpha-type Takata airbags have a high risk of misdeploying in an accident - firing shrapnel into drivers and passengers. Around 50,000 cars are affected. Audio
Car firms want crackdown on motorists over faulty airbags
The Motor Industry Association wants owners who ignore repeated requests to have airbags fixed to be denied a warrant of fitness for their vehicle. Audio
Crackdown urged for lazy drivers with faulty airbags
Car companies fed up with inaction over faulty airbags that can kill people are pressuring authorities to take thousands of vehicles off the road because the owners can't be bothered getting them… Audio
Scores of drivers haven't replaced faulty airbags
Autotalk car magazine writer, Richard Edwards, is surprised that there are thousands of vehicle owners who haven't had their faulty airbags replaced for free. A car magazine writer is surprised there… Audio
'Same dangerous airbags' being deployed in Australia - report
Faulty Takata airbags linked to 18 deaths globally are being replaced by new faulty bags, according to an Australian consumer group.
Thousands of airbags disconnected in NZ cars
Tests have revealed airbags from more than 7000 cars imported into New Zealand over the past two years have been disconnected. Video, Audio
Border checks for faulty car airbags ramped up
Used Japanese cars arriving at New Zealand ports are undergoing urgent checks to make sure the front passenger airbags have not been turned off. Audio
Faulty airbag checks could continue until 2019
It could take up to three years to finish checking about 300,000 cars in New Zealand affected by the world's largest vehicle recall, NZTA says. Audio
Airbag recall
David Crawford of the Motor Industry Association talks about the 300,000 vehicle recall. Audio
1 in 10 NZ cars caught up in massive global recall
Kathryn Ryan talks with Motor Industry Association Chief Executive David Crawford over the massive recall of cars worldwide with suspected faulty airbags. Up to 300,000 NZ cars are affected by the… Audio
Millions of cars recalled worldwide - air bag exploding fault
More now about how fifty-thousand New Zealand cars are being recalled, with the Japanese manufacturer, Takata, admitting there's a fault in its airbags which can cause them to explode unexpectedly. Audio