Regulation & Safety

Honda admits failures in Takata airbag fiasco

From left, Hiroshi Shimizu of Takata, Rick Schostek of Honda, and Scott Kunselman of Chrysler, spent about two hours before the Senate committee today. (Bloomberg)
November 20, 2014 05:00 AM

A Honda executive told Congress today that the company failed to properly notify federal regulators of some crashes in which airbags made by Takata Corp. exploded and to clearly warn customers of the danger some vehicles could pose.

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