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Honda discloses fifth Takata airbag-linked fatality

Japanese carmaker expands recall after latest case resulted in death of woman in Malaysia in July

Published Thu, Nov 13, 2014 · 09:50 PM

Tokyo

HONDA announced on Thursday that an explosion involving a defective airbag killed a woman in Malaysia, bringing to five the number of deaths believed to be linked to a flaw in parts made by embattled Japanese firm Takata.

The previous four cases happened in the United States, but Honda said one woman died in a July crash after an abnormal rupture of a Takata-made airbag.

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