The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday, Oct. 23, edition that unnamed sources say United States federal prosecutors are investigating
Takata in connection
with defective airbags.
A Dow Jones dispatch to The Globe reports that sources say the investigation is examining whether
Takata made misleading statements
about the safety of its air
bags to U.S. regulators.
Washington is now urging owners
of nearly eight million cars
and trucks to have the airbags
repaired because of potential
danger to drivers and passengers.
The effort, however, is being complicated
by confusing information and
a malfunctioning website.
The government's auto safety
agency says that inflator mechanisms
in the airbags can rupture,
causing metal fragments to
fly out when the bags are
deployed.
Safety advocates say at least
four people have died from the
problem, which they claim could
affect more than 20 million cars
across the U.S. On
Wednesday, the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
added 3.1 million more vehicles
to an initial warning covering 4.7
million cars and SUVs.
The warning
covers certain models made by
BMW, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Toyota and others.
© 2024 Canjex Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.