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11th Takata Airbag Inflator Death Confirmed
An 11th fatality caused by an exploding Takata Corp. airbag inflator has been confirmed in Texas. It’s the 10th such case in the U.S. and the 10th worldwide that involved a vehicle made by Honda Motor Corp.
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An 11th fatality caused by an exploding Takata Corp. airbag inflator has been confirmed in Texas. It’s the 10th such case in the U.S. and the 10th worldwide that involved a vehicle made by Honda Motor Corp.
The death involved a 17-year-old driver of a 2002 Honda Civic small car that collided at relatively low speed into the back of a stationary car, triggering the airbags. Police say the inflator blasted shrapnel into the passenger compartment, slicing the woman’s carotid artery.
The car’s owner had been mailed several recall notices to replace the inflator, but the repair was not performed, according to Honda.
A dozen carmakers are replacing 29 million Takata driver- and passenger-side inflators in the U.S. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says about 7.5 million swaps have been performed to date.
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