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19th Fatality Reported in Crash Involving Takata Airbag Inflator Blast
A driver in Florida died on July 19 in a crash in which the vehicle’s Takata Corp. airbag inflator misfired, the Associated Press reports.
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A driver in Florida died on July 19 in a crash in which the vehicle’s Takata Corp. airbag inflator misfired, the Associated Press reports.
Officials have not identified the driver of the 2002 model Honda Accord sedan. Nor have they attributed the cause of death to the inflator explosion. So far Takata inflators have been blamed for 18 fatalities worldwide, including 12 in the U.S. Almost the deaths involve Honda vehicles.
Honda and 18 other carmakers are recalling more than 100 million Takata inflators worldwide. The devices can deteriorate after prolonged exposure to heat and humidity, then misfire when trigged by a crash.
Honda says it mailed 21 recall notices to owners of the car—including 10 to the current registered owner—that urged them to have the inflator replaced, according to AP. Honda has no record of the repair being made.
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