Report says 16.7M faulty Takata air bags still on US roads
DETROIT — More than three years after the government took over management of recalls involving dangerous Takata air bag inflators, one third of the recalled inflators still have not been replaced.
That’s according to an annual report on the recalls released late Friday by the government and a court-appointed recall monitor.
The report touts progress made this year by 19 automakers involved in the recalls, with recall repair rates across all companies increasing 30 per cent during the year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
But the report by monitor John Buretta says 16.7 million faulty inflators out of 50 million under recall have yet to be replaced. And 10 million more inflators are scheduled to be recalled in January.