Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: 
TK Holdings Inc.
Current Parent Company: 
Ningbo Joyson Electronic
Penalty: 
$650,000,000
Year: 
2018
Date: 
February 22, 2018
Offense Group: 
consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: 
consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: 
motor vehicle safety violation
Violation Description: 

TK Holdings, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Takata, agreed to pay a civil penalty of $650 million as part of the settlement of multistate litigation alleging that it concealed highly dangerous defects in its airbag inflators.

Level of Government: 
state
Action Type: 
agency action
Agency: 
Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case: 
civil
HQ Country of Parent: 
Japan
Ownership Structure of Parent: 
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent: 
automotive parts
Specific Industry of Parent: 
automotive parts
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Parent company note: 
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