Honda Driver's Death May Be Seventh From Recalled Takata Air Bag - Bloomberg
A Louisiana woman who got an air bag recall notice for her 2005 Honda Civic two days after the crash that killed her may be the seventh fatality linked to the defective Takata Corp. The driver, Kylan Langlinais, 22, received the recall notice in the mail April 7, two days after the wreck and two days before she died, according to a complaint filed Monday in federal court in Lafayette, Louisiana. Takata bowed to pressure from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and agreed May 19 to expand the recall to cover about 34 million air-bag inflaters, the largest product-safety recall in U. S. history. There have been six deaths, five in the U. S. , linked to a defect that can cause the bags to deploy with too much force, sending metal shards into the passenger compartment. Honda was notified of the Louisiana crash and is gathering additional information, said Honda spokesman Chris Martin. January Death The most recent previous fatality linked to the defect was the January death of Carlos Solis IV in Houston, Texas, involving a 2002 Honda Accord. Honda has confirmed three other deaths and at least 60 injuries in the U. S. and is investigating a fifth death linked to the flaw. Source: www.bloomberg.com
