Honda confirms 11th U.S. death tied to ruptured Takata air bag inflator
Source: Reuters
Honda confirms 11th U.S. death tied to ruptured Takata air bag inflator
By David Shepardson | WASHINGTON
Honda Motor Co (7267.T) said on Monday it had confirmed an 11th U.S. death involving one of its vehicles tied to a faulty Takata Corp (7312.T) air bag inflator.
The Japanese automaker said the incident occurred in Florida in June 2016 when an individual was working on repairs on a 2001 Honda Accord and the air bag ruptured. At least 17 deaths and 180 injuries worldwide are now tied to the defect that prompted the largest ever auto safety recall and led Takata to file for bankruptcy protection last month.
Takata inflators can explode with excessive force, unleashing metal shrapnel inside cars and trucks
The Honda Accord was among a group of more than 300,000 unrepaired recalled Honda vehicles equipped with inflators with a substantial risk of rupturing. Honda said the vehicle's registered owners had received at least 12 recall notices but never got recommended repairs.
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You end up in an accident and the faulty airbags that YOU failed to have repaired/replaced did not operate as they should and you die as a result of you ignoring the notices.
Whose fault is this exactly? It is easy to blame Honda/Takata but the consumer that ignored the many notices must have some liability one would think. 
great, so we got letters that say, hey, the airbag could suddenly kill you but nothing we can do about it so, happy driving!
we'll let you know if we ever develop a solution. any year now....
apparently, it's not so easy, their defective airbags were used in hundreds of different models and configurations and the redesigned airbag and fix is slightly different for each one. plus the running out of money doesn't help matters....
we finally sold ours at a big loss to someone willing to store it until takata gets around to fixing it, then they'll turn around and sell it at a profit.
Sorry to read this!
Had to go in twice and waiting for abt. 2 hrs. and that was the end of it.
I did receive two written notices as well. 
