Takata - timeline of events
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Updated: 29 Oct 2017
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Created byJames Ross
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1933 Takata Company
founded by Takezo Takada1995: Seatbelt
recall announced1983: Name changed to
Takata CorporationJan 2017: Three executives charged
with wire fraud and conspiracy2006: Listed on Toyko
Stock Exchange2013: Major recalls
announced2013: Shigehisa Takada
becomes CEONov 2008: First airbag related recalls
announced (Honda)1995: Juichiro Takada
becomes CEOJuly 2017: Delisted from
Tokyo Stock Exchangec. 2000 internal recognition of airbag faultsFeb 2004: Exec admits manipulation of test dataFeb 2017: Guilty plea made for
knowingly selling faulty airbagsJun 2017: File for bankruptcy2001: Honda reports 3 cases
of ruptures to TakataJun 2014: NHTSA launch official
investigation into Takata airbagsPeriods
1984 onward: Diversification of operations
across globe including manufacturing
centres in the USA, Europe, Asia, North
Africa, and South AmericaAirbag research and manufacture begins in 1976 - first
ammonium nitrate-based airbags produced in late 1990s1960s onward: First two point seat belts produced, world's first testing facility
opened, and passive restraint system developed
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