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30,000 Mercedes Vehicles Face Recall Over Takata Airbag Issues

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – After much parrying and deflecting, Mercedes-Benz Korea will follow the example of automakers internationally and order a recall of vehicles equipped with problematic Takata airbags. All told, the recalled vehicles may total up to or over 30,000. The German automaker’s South Korea branch raised the ire of both the [...]

Foreign Carmakers Refuse to Recall Faulty Takata Airbags in Korea

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite massive recalls of Takata airbags that have been labeled as ‘dangerous’ in other countries, a number of foreign automobile manufacturers are refusing the South Korean government’s request to follow suit. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Tuesday, 14 out of 17 car manufacturers in South [...]