Manufacturing

Honda, Nissan, Mazda expand recalls over Takata airbag flaw

Moisture due to improper storage at a Yakata factory is believed to degrade air bag inflators, causing them to explode, spraying pieces of metal into the cabin. And poor recording keeping by Takata has forced automakers to widen the 2013 recalls to cover vehicles that might have inadvertently received faulty propellant.
June 23, 2014 05:00 AM

TOKYO -- The recall storm embroiling Takata Corp.’s airbags widened today with Honda Motor Co., Nissan Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. calling back nearly 3 million vehicles to fix possibly defective inflator propellant made in North America.

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