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22nd Death Blamed on Takata Airbag Inflator Blast
Exploding Takata Corp. airbag inflators have killed their 22nd person, this time the driver of a 2004 model Honda City minicar in Selangor, Malaysia.
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Exploding Takata Corp. airbag inflators have killed their 22nd person, this time the driver of a 2004 model Honda City minicar in Selangor, Malaysia.
The car had been recalled in 2015 but not repaired. Honda Motor Co. says several recall notices went to the original purchaser, but none reached the current owner. The fatality was Malaysia’s sixth.
The propellant used in the faulty inflators can deteriorate after prolonged exposure to heat and humidity, then misfire when triggered by a crash. The explosion blasts shrapnel into the passenger compartment.
More than 100 million of the flawed Takata inflators are being removed worldwide by 19 carmakers. Honda says it has replaced 84% of affected devices—more than 221,000 units—in Malaysia.
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