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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has revised downward the number of recalled U.S. vehicles with defective Takata air bag inflators to 19.2 million from an estimated 30 million, according to the federal safety agency.

NHTSA earlier had cited 34 million defective inflators in 30 million U.S. vehicles, but the figures were revised in part to double-counting. The official said the numbers could continue to be revised.

Defective Takata air bags have been linked to at least eight deaths worldwide and more than 100 injuries. The air bags can explode when activated and send metal shrapnel at drivers and passengers.

The official said Tuesday that 4.4 million of 23.4 million defective Takata inflators in the U.S. have been fixed, though some may need another, more permanent fix. About 4 million vehicles included in the recall have both defective driver and passenger air bags, NHTSA says.



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