According to internal documents obtained by Reuters, Honda had Takata change its airbag inflators to make them safer but didn't tell NHTSA. The decision could open the companies up to lawsuits.

Another death has been linked to one of Takata’s faulty airbag inflators – the 11th confirmed fatality in a Honda vehicle related to the component ... hammer triggered the activation of the airbag ...

Credit: Koichi Kamoshida / Bloomberg via Getty Images More than 67 million airbag inflators may be recalled ... the rupturing of a front-driver air bag inflator in one its vehicles.

The airbag inflator issue has not led to any known accidents, injuries or fatalities, the automaker said. HONDA RECALLS OVER 720K VEHICLES FOR POTENTIAL CRACKS IN FUEL PUMPS, POSING FIRE RISK ...