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U.S. orders Takata to preserve evidence in air-bag probes

The U.S. government moved to preserve evidence in its investigation of defective Takata Corp. air-bag inflators, telling the company to turn over data from the devices that have been removed from the recalled cars

By Jeff Plungis, Bloomberg | Updated on February 26, 2015
Regulators are investigating air-bag inflators that may malfunction, deploying with so much force that the part breaks and hurls metal shrapnel at the car’s occupants.

(Bloomberg) — The U.S. government moved to preserve evidence in its investigation of defective Takata Corp. air-bag inflators, telling the company to turn over data from the devices that have been removed from the recalled cars.

Takata is prohibited from destroying or damaging recovered inflators except for the purposes of testing and is required to set aside 10% of the devices for plaintiffs in lawsuits. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also upgraded its investigation to an engineering analysis, a formal step that signals the agency believes there’s a safety defect.

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