2009 December Archive
NHTSA Investigates Timing of Honda Airbag Recalls
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has requested an explanation from Honda Motor Company and Takata Corporation as to why the automaker did not include Honda vehicles from a second recall in an earlier recall eight months previously. Takata Corp. is the manufacturer of airbags for Honda vehicles. The NHTSA “requires additional information from Honda and Takata to more fully evaluate the scope and timeliness” of a Honda recall for the same defective airbags that were the reason for the previous recall of Honda vehicles.
Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident
Ocala.com reports that a man died in a motorcycle accident involving several motorcycles. Officials with the Florida Highway Patrol say the man was riding in a group of motorcycles traveling north together on Interstate 75 when a chain reaction motorcycle accident occurred just south of mile marker 358. The FHP official said that the motorcycle accident began when a bag fell from one of the motorcycles and landed in the road.
Posted in: Motorcycle Accident
Tags: Chain Reaction Motorcycle Accident, Fatal Motorcycle Accident, Florida Highway Patrol, Interstate 75, Interstate 75 Accident, Interstate 75 Motorcycle Accident, Lake City, Motorcycle Accident, Munroe Regional Medical Center, University of Florida Hospital, Wildwood
