Takata Survival Gets Harder as Deaths Climb Amid Wider Recalls
- U.S. orders as many as 40 million more inflators recalled
- Two deaths in Malaysia linked to ruptured airbag inflators
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Two additional deaths in Malaysia were linked to ruptured air bag inflators made by Takata Corp., further damaging the reputation of the Japanese supplier as it works to comply with an U.S. order to expand a record recall.
Two fatal Honda car crashes in Malaysia on April 16 and May 1 involved ruptured driver-side air bag inflators made by Takata, according to a statement by Honda Motor Co. The air bags hadn’t been replaced though the two vehicles were included in recalls announced by the authorities, the automaker said. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday ordered Takata to replace as many as 40 million additional air bags in the U.S., more than doubling what has been announced.