Eighteenth U.S. Death Linked to Faulty Takata Air-Bag Inflators

  • BMW driver’s death in Arizona crash linked to faulty air bags
  • More than 250 injuries in the U.S. linked to Takata air bags

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Federal regulators have identified the 18th U.S. death that was tied to a defective air-bag inflator made by the former Takata Corp.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday the victim was a passenger in a BMW AG that was involved in a September crash in Arizona.