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Federal Audit Faults NHTSA on Takata Recall Oversight
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has drawn out the recall of exploding Takata Corp. airbag inflators by not following its own guidelines.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has drawn out the recall of exploding Takata Corp. airbag inflators by not following its own guidelines.
So says a new audit by the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s office of Inspector General. The report to Congress says NHTSA ignored its own procedures for tracking completion rates for the recalls and was slow to recognize the size of the recall problem.
Roughly 100 million Takata inflators are being recalled by 19 carmakers worldwide. Some companies began replacing the explosion-prone devices eight years ago. Takata inflators have been blamed for causing 23 fatalities and nearly 200 injuries.
Reuters notes that this week’s audit is the fourth critical report by the inspector general’s office since 2011. Previous analyses have criticized the agency for failing to assess safety issues closely enough or hold carmakers accountable.
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