(Bloomberg) -- Air-bag maker Takata Corp. gave in to U.S. regulators on Tuesday, agreeing to what will be the largest automotive recall in history as investigators continue to search for the root cause of a defect that has killed at least six people.
About 34 million cars are now on a list for an air bag replacement, almost double the number that had already been recalled. With vehicles from 11 different automakers and a shortage of repair parts, it could take years for all the cars to be made safe, said Mark Rosekind, the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
“As far as we know, this is the largest recall in auto history,” Rosekind said at a news conference in Washington. “Others are doing research and suggest that it could be one of the largest if not the largest of all of consumer recalls.”
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