Regulation & Safety

Repair shops could get airbag recall work

A NHTSA video shown Thursday illustrates how a defective Takata airbag inflator can break apart.

October 26, 2015 05:00 AM

WASHINGTON -- Independent repair shops could soon step on what has always been a franchised dealer's exclusive turf: recall repairs.

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