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Takata Corp. issued what is now the largest auto recall in U.S. history. After pressure from U.S. regulators the company finally declared 33.8 million air bags defective.
The defect is regarding the chemical that inflates the air bag. The chemical can make the airbag explode with too much force, blowing apart a metal inflator and sending shrapnel into the passenger compartment.
This particular defect is already responsible for six deaths and more than 100 injuries worldwide.
There has been a war brewing between safety regulators and Takata Corp. over the past year about the size and cause of the problem. Those with Takata Corp. refused to declare the inflators defective and even questioned the agency’s authority to order it to conduct a recall.
The air bag maker and 11 automakers that use its air bags, which include Honda Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp., will have to find out which vehicles are covered by the recalls. On top of the already tedious task NHTSA said the number of affected air bags could climb.
Mark Rosekind, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
said the agency and auto industry are working collectively to find out what is causing the inflators to malfunction. Car owners who get recall notices in the mail are urged to immediately make an appointment to get their cars fixed as soon as possible.
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