Honda says 16th U.S. death confirmed in air bag rupture

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

BUSINESS NEWS MARCH 29, 2019 / 5:06 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

Honda says 16th U.S. death confirmed in air bag rupture

David Shepardson
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co said on Friday it had confirmed a 16th U.S. death has been tied to a faulty Takata air bag inflator.

The Japanese automaker said that after a joint inspection Friday with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration it had confirmed a faulty air bag inflator was to blame for a June 2018 death of a driver after the crash of a 2002 Honda Civic in Buckeye, Arizona.

The defect, which leads in rare instances to air bag inflators rupturing and sending metal fragments flying, has prompted the largest automotive recall in U.S. history and is tied to 14 U.S. deaths in Honda vehicles and two in Ford Motor Co vehicles since 2009.

The most recent confirmed death in the United States was the July 2017 death of a 34-year-old Florida woman.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-honda-takata/honda-says-16th-u-s-death-confirmed-in-air-bag-rupture-idUSKCN1RA2JZ

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Note: The AP counts 24 deaths worldwide: Arizona man killed by exploding Takata airbag in Honda Civic brings death toll to 24

[natheo]

1. so another recall

That's a bad news. Very glad I sold my 2010 Civic two years ago.