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Violation Tracker Summary for Mega-Scandal
Mega-Scandal: Defective Airbags
Description: This list shows cases in which automotive companies paid penalties of $25 million or more in cases related to defective airbags.
Penalty Total since 2000: $4,302,486,448
Number of Penalty Records: 13
Note: The totals here are adjusted to account for the fact that each current parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
| Top 10 Current Parent Companies | Total Penalty $ | Number of Records |
| Ningbo Joyson Electronic | $1,720,000,000 | 3 |
| General Motors | $900,000,000 | 1 |
| Honda | $690,140,000 | 2 |
| Ford Motor | $299,100,000 | 1 |
| Toyota | $278,500,000 | 1 |
| BMW | $131,000,000 | 1 |
| Nissan | $97,679,141 | 1 |
| Mazda Motor | $75,805,050 | 1 |
| Subaru Corporation | $68,262,257 | 1 |
| Volkswagen | $42,000,000 | 1 |
Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case. Click on the current parent name to reach the summary page for that parent company.
| Company | Current Parent | Current Parent Industry | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency | Penalty Amount  |
| Takata Corporation | Ningbo Joyson Electronic | automotive parts | fraud | 2017 | DOJ_CRIMINAL | $1,000,000,000 |
| General Motors | General Motors | motor vehicles | motor vehicle safety violation | 2015 | NHTSA | $900,000,000 |
| TK Holdings Inc. | Ningbo Joyson Electronic | automotive parts | consumer protection violation | 2018 | MULTI-AG | $650,000,000 |
| American Honda Motor Co. | Honda | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $605,000,000 |
| Ford Motor Co. | Ford Motor | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $299,100,000 |
| Toyota Motor Corp. | Toyota | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $278,500,000 |
| BMW | BMW | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $131,000,000 |
| Nissan Motor Co. | Nissan | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $97,679,141 |
| American Honda Motor Co. Inc. and Honda of America Mfg. Inc. | Honda | motor vehicles | consumer protection violation | 2020 | MULTI-AG | $85,140,000 |
| Mazda | Mazda Motor | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $75,805,050 |
| Takata | Ningbo Joyson Electronic | automotive parts | motor vehicle safety violation | 2015 | NHTSA | $70,000,000 |
| Subaru of America | Subaru Corporation | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $68,262,257 |
| Volkswagen Group of America | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $42,000,000 |
