34 Million Cars recalled for Air-bags ... Is Your Car on the List? Find Out ...

The recalls register among the largest for a consumer product in U.S. history

In the largest automotive recall in U.S. history, car makers will fix faulty air bags in nearly 34 million vehicles after Japanese parts supplier Takata Corp. bowed to pressure from regulators on Tuesday.

The move doubles the number of vehicles already targeted by the recall, which is aimed at repairing malfunctioning air-bag inflaters that can explode and send shrapnel flying into cars. The recalls, expected to be conducted by up to 11 auto makers, would be one of the largest actions for any industry. Some 31 million bottles of Tylenol were recalled in the early 1980s.

Air Force Lt. Stephanie Erdman, whose eye was injured 
by airbag shrapnel from her 2002 Honda Civic

The suspect air bags are found in everything from sport-utility vehicles made by Honda Motor Co. to autos produced by Toyota Motor Corp. , General Motors Co. and Daimler AG trucks. Vehicles equipped with the faulty Takata air bags represent almost 14% of the roughly 250 million vehicles on U.S. roads.

On Tuesday, auto-safety regulators said Takata admitted for the first time there are defects in the company’s air-bag inflaters. Takata filed four reports with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, saying that inflater propellants can alter over time and lead to “over-aggressive combustion.” The upshot is that air bags can explode with too much force.

Six deaths and more than 100 injuries have been linked to the problem.

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