Honda planning worldwide recall for Takata airbags, Ito says

Takanobu Ito: "We should have taken action based on the view that it's a vehicle problems instead of a parts problem."

December 09, 2014 05:00 AM

TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito said his company is planning to launch a worldwide investigative airbag recall, just days after extending a similar callback in the United States.

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