Takata Air-Bag Failures Linked to Multiple Factors - Wall Street Journal

executive defied suggestions from U. S. lawmakers that a chemical explosive used in air bags is unsafe even while acknowledging it as a factor in ruptures that led to the largest automotive recall in American history. Kevin Kennedy, the Japanese supplier’s North American executive vice president, said at a congressional hearing on Tuesday that ammonium nitrate is “certainly a factor” in rupturing air-bag inflaters but. Source: www.wsj.com