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U.S. Virgin Islands Sues Takata, Honda Over Airbag Inflators
The U.S. Virgin Islands has sued Takata Corp. and Honda Motor Co., claiming the companies were negligent and committed fraud by selling airbags with inflators that could explode, Reuters reports.
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The U.S. Virgin Islands has sued Takata Corp. and Honda Motor Co., claiming the companies were negligent and committed fraud by selling airbags with inflators that could explode, Reuters reports.
There are about 7,000 cars in the Virgin Islands that are equipped with Takata airbag inflators, according to the territory’s attorney general. He says one woman on St. Croix was seriously injured when a Takata airbag inflator in her car misfired.
The territory’s lawsuit follows a similar complaint filed early last week by Hawaii. Other states and U.S. territories are expected to follow, adding a new layer of legal problems for Takata. To date some 17 carmakers are recalling roughly 100 million of the suppliers airbag inflators.
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