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Jul 10, 2017 | 03:53 PM

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moparfan

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From: Tri-State NY/NJ/CT

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Originally Posted by barneyb

I found it interesting seeing who were the early adopters of the Takata airbag. Some of this will depend on when the maker introduced a new model or where the vehicle was made, for example the Ford Ranger made by Madza, or even when the maker started making cars, for example Telsa.

BMW 2000
Honda 2001
Infiniti 2001
Nissan 2001
Acura 2002
Lexus 2002
Dodge 2003
Pontiac 2003
Subaru 2003
Ford 2004
Mazda 2004
Mitsubishi 2004
Audi 2005
Chrysler 2005
Saab 2005
Lincoln 2006
Mercury 2006
Volkswagen 2006
Cadillac 2007
Chevrolet 2007
Jeep 2007
Land Rover 2007
Saturn 2008
Scion 2008
Jaguar 2009
Ferrari 2010 - loved seeing this one on the list
McLaren 2011
Telsa 2012

It looks like, having BMW in the bag, they signed contracts with three car makers per year, probably as they expanded production.

The unexplored question is that the manufacturers knew there was issues with Takata's type of inflator but also sought significant cost savings.

Last edited by moparfan; Jul 10, 2017 at 09:05 PM.

Jul 10, 2017 | 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by barneyb

Worst kind of manufacturing mistake. Developing a life saving device w/an inherent defect, & then duplicating the mistake millions & millions of times

I work in the industry, w/stints in both Q.C. & mostly warranty. Make one w/a mistake, you can easily make hundreds, thousands if not corrected