The brother of a Texas teenager killed by shrapnel from an exploding Takata Corp. airbag said on Thursday that his family never received a recall notice about the defective vehicle safety device.
The brother's comments came as federal safety regulators called current methods of alerting consumers about vehicle safety recalls inadequate.
They also contradicted a statement from Honda Motor Co. that said notices to replace the airbag were sent to the owners of the 2002 Honda Civic involved in the accident in which Huma Hanif, a high school senior, was killed.
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