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U.S. regulator demands Takata issue national air-bag recall

U.S. regulators formally demanded Takata Corp. take part in a nationwide recall of defective air bags, saying the companys piecemeal approach to fixing a potentially deadly flaw in millions of cars is insufficient.

By Jeff Plungis, Bloomberg | Updated on November 26, 2014
(Bloomberg) — U.S. regulators formally demanded Takata Corp. take part in a nationwide recall of defective air bags, saying the company’s piecemeal approach to fixing a potentially deadly flaw in millions of cars is insufficient.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told Takata in a letter today to file a report by Dec. 2 that identifies a defect in “driver’s side air bag inflators and is nationwide in scope.” Failure to do so may lead NHTSA to force a recall and issue civil fines of $7,000 per violation.

The company last week had pushed back against calls by NHTSA to expand regional repair campaigns that primarily focused on 8 million cars in high-humidity U.S. states. Takata said recalling vehicles in other areas, where the risk of air bag malfunctions is lower, would aggravate a shortage of replacement parts and slow repairs.

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