Takata to Recall More Than 30 Million Vehicles Over Airbags
Takata, the Japanese airbag supplier, will declare nearly 34 million vehicles in the United States potentially defective, nearly doubling the number recalled across the nation, according to two people briefed on the announcement.
The supplier is expected to make the announcement on Tuesday with federal safety regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has been prodding the company since late last year to say that the cars are defective. Takata has fought these demands, even asserting at one point that the agency could not force it to issue a recall.
Airbag inflaters made by Takata can explode violently when they deploy, spraying metal fragments into the passenger compartment. Six deaths and more than 100 injuries have been linked to the flaw.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/20/business/takata-airbag-recall.html?emc=edit_na_20150519
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