Takata Admits Airbag Defects; Recall Widens to Include 34 Million Cars

On Monday, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) posted the latest batch of four recalls associated with faulty and potentially fatal air bag inflators: three from Toyota covering more than 637,000 vehicles, including a Lexus

For more than a decade, Takata, one of the largest suppliers of airbags, denied that its products were defective even as motorists were killed by exploding airbags and automakers around the world recalled millions of cars equipped with its products.

Toyota is recalling 637000 vehicles as part of a global recall to replace possibly defective air bags that could rupture and send shrapnel into occupants.

2. seconds. Congresswoman dodges questions about Native American remark, gesture. 2: 54. post a comment. Drivers of affected vehicles in the airbag recall wonder how, with so many cars involved, they can get their vehicles fixed in a timely manner.

Takata, the Japanese airbag manufacturer, has agreed to expand the number of vehicles with defective airbags to nearly 34 million, according to U.S. federal regulators. MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: And now to the largest auto recall in U.S. history. The