The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it has confirmed the 28th death in the United States since 2009 stemming from a defective Takata air bag inflator. The issue has prompted ...

DETROIT -- Air bags in some Hyundai and Kia cars failed to inflate in crashes and four people are dead. Now the U.S. government's road safety agency wants to know why.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it has confirmed the 28th death in the United States since 2009 stemming from a defective Takata air bag inflator. The issue has prompted ...

Demand is high for air bags because defective Takata devices are under the largest automotive recall in U.S. history, requiring years of work to replace 67 million of the safety devices.

Takata used ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion to inflate air bags in a crash. But the chemical can deteriorate over time due to high heat and humidity and explode with too much force ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday that it has stepped up an investigation of air bags on almost 223,000 Ford Motor Co. 2002 model Explorer and Mountaineer sport ...

DETROIT (AP) — Another death has been linked to dangerous Takata air bag inflators by U.S. regulators, the 28th in the United States. The driver was killed in 2018 in Alabama in a Honda vehicle ...

DETROIT (AP) — Another death has been linked to dangerous Takata air bag inflators by U.S. regulators, the 28th in the United States. The driver was killed in 2018 in Alabama in a Honda vehicle ...

Honda, the company that used more Takata air bags in its cars than any other automaker, said it has replaced or accounted for 95% of the recalled inflators in its vehicles. “Honda continues to ...