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Company: TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
Current Parent Company: ZF Friedrichshafen
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Penalty: $8,800,000
Year: 2001
Date: January 18, 2001
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc. agreed to $8.8 million to Arizona in settlement of allegations it illegally disposed of the chemical sodium azide, a hazardous, volatile, powder-like substance that is used to explode air bags on impact. This was part of a larger $17.6 million settlement that also involved the federal government; see the Violation Tracker entry at (click here)
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Arizona Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Facility State: Arizona
HQ Country of Current Parent: Germany
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: automotive parts
Specific Industry of Current Parent: automotive parts
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