Another Massive Takata Recall Looms for Large Batch of Air Bags
- Information on safety of units with drying agent due Dec. 31
- Another round of repairs could double total cost of recalls
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Global automakers may face another potentially huge air-bag recall as the U.S. transport regulator evaluates the long-term safety of inflators made by bankrupt supplier Takata.
The manufacturing entity left after the supplier’s implosion faces a Dec. 31 deadline toshow the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that as many as 100 million inflators containing a chemical drying agent will be safe long-term.