Massive Airbag Recall Due to Injury Risks
At least three Japanese automakers are recalling as many 3.4 million vehicles around the world, because of the possibility that airbag systems in these automobiles could injure passengers.
The automobiles are being recalled by Toyota Motor Corp. Nissan Motor Corp. and Honda. This is believed to be the largest recall involving air bags manufactured by Japanese manufacturer, Takata. This company is one of the largest manufacturers of airbags and seat belts in the world.
According to the companies involved, the recall is linked to possible defects in the airbag for the front passenger seat that may cause the airbag to not inflate properly at the time of an accident. As a result of this failure, there is a serious risk that the airbag may catch fire, causing injuries to passengers. So far, there have been no reports of any injuries or fatalities linked to the defective airbags.
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The brightest point in the spotlight on diagnostic errors centers on major and significant errors like cancer misdiagnoses that occur in major hospitals. However, with all this focus on major diagnostic errors in hospitals, we seem to have missed out on the fact that that errors like these occur almost every day in primary health care clinics around the country. While they may not be major errors in the sense that they usually involve common and frequent conditions like bronchitis, but that doesn't change the fact that patients are put to great suffering and trauma as a result.
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