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US recalls trigger full review of car-safety regulator

Mon, Oct 27, 2014 - 5:50 AM

The inquiry will include a review of NHTSA's handling of the recall of defective airbags supplied by Japanese firm Takata.

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New York

CONCERNED about safety lapses by the country's top auto regulator, the Obama administration is undertaking a comprehensive review of the agency to determine if "we have the dial set correctly" on safety, a senior administration official with knowledge of the review said.

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