US says 19 million Takata air bag inflators still need repair - CNBC
air bags that are found in millions of vehicles that are manufactured by BMW, Chrysler, Daimler Trucks, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru and Toyota. safety regulators on Tuesday said that about 19 million defective Takata air bag inflators remain installed in U. S. vehicles, and that no root cause to the problem has been found. 2 million vehicles containing a total of 23. 4 million air bag inflators made by 11 automakers have been recalled, a NHTSA official said. The inflator figure is higher because about 4 million vehicles have defective Takata air bag inflators on both driver and passenger sides, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration official said. Several months ago, the NHTSA had said there were more than 30 million defective air bag inflators in U. S. vehicles. The reduced figure was due in part to double-counting of air bags and vehicles in previous estimates, the NHTSA official said. Source: www.cnbc.com
