Regulation & Safety

Honda crash death exposes weaknesses in recall system

A photo from an inspection of the airbag inflator in the Solis vehicle that was involved in the latest fatal Takata airbag case, provided by the family's law firm. (The Ammons Law Firm)
January 30, 2015 05:00 AM

WASHINGTON -- The driver of a 2002 Honda Accord who died earlier this month in a crash involving a ruptured Takata airbag inflator hadn’t been notified that his vehicle was recalled in June 2014 for the suspect inflators, a Honda spokesman said.

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