Amidst the widespread*Takata airbag*recall, it has now emerged that*Honda requested*a design change from airbag mega-supplier Takata, without alerting the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration first. According to documents acquired by Reuters, Honda was aware of four injuries and a death related to ruptured Takata airbag inflators back in 2009. The Japanese automaker quietly requested that...
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