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Air bag makers find replacing defective Takata bags tough
Published Sun, Mar 13, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Tokyo
REPLACING potentially lethal Takata Corp air bags in a mass recall is more challenging and time-consuming than expected as rival parts suppliers struggle to make bag inflators that replicate the originals fitted by the Japanese firm.
The recalls so far cover tens of millions of cars made by more than a dozen carmakers - and spanning some 170 model variants in the United States alone.
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