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Takata タカタ
The airbag recall that ended a company
Takata began as a textile company in Shiga and became one of the world's largest makers of seat belts and airbags. Faulty airbag inflators that could explode led to the largest car safety recall in history, and Takata went bankrupt in 2017.
- Founded
- 1933
- Shōwa 8
- Founder
- Takezō Takada
- Started in
- Shiga
- Status
- Closed in 2017
Timeline
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1933 (Shōwa 8)
Founded in Shiga, making textiles.
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1960 (Shōwa 35)
Starts making seat belts.
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1987 (Shōwa 62)
Starts supplying airbags.
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2008 (Heisei 20)
The first airbag recalls begin, growing to tens of millions of cars worldwide.
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2017 (Heisei 29)
Files for bankruptcy. Its business is sold to Key Safety Systems.
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Did you know?
Its bankruptcy was the largest by a Japanese manufacturer since the Second World War.
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