Honda Confirmed the Ninth Takata Airbag Death
Last week, Honda confirmed the ninth Takata airbag death, this one in a crash involving a Honda Accord in July 2015. This is the eighth confirmed Takata airbag-related death in the U.S. and the first one to occur since April 2015. Honda cooperated with regulators in an inspection of the parts involved and “confirmed that the Takata driver’s front airbag inflator ruptured.” The company stated that the “injuries related to this airbag inflator rupture likely resulted in the tragic death of the underage driver.”
