(Bloomberg) – A 10th person has died in a crash in the U.S. involving a ruptured Takata Corp. air-bag inflator, according to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A 17-year-old woman died from injuries sustained in a March 31 crash in Fort Bend County, Texas, NHTSA said in an e-mailed statement Wednesday. Worldwide, 11 deaths have been linked to the air bags.
The victim's 2002 Honda Civic collided with another vehicle, activating the air bags, NHTSA said. A subsequent investigation revealed that the car had been recalled in 2011 but hadn't had the defect repaired, the agency said.
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