US Demands Wider Auto Air Bag Recall

U.S. auto safety regulators are demanding that an air bag recall be extended nationwide, but the Japanese manufacturer of the defective air bags says the expanded scope of the repairs could be dangerous. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had previously called for replacement of driver's side air bags equipped with inflators built by Japan's Takata Corporation on vehicles in high-humidity areas. That affected about eight million vehicles in several coastal...

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