Embattled automotive safety products supplier Takata Corp. ignored concerns from employees about misleading and manipulated data provided to Honda Motor Co. about its airbag inflators from as early as 2000, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
The Journal report late Tuesday cited “internal Takata documents” that show employees raised concerns about the Japanese company concealing the results of failed compliance tests and providing Honda false reports on its airbag inflators.
Takata airbag inflators containing ammonium nitrate propellants are the subjects of one of the largest recalls in U.S. history. About 19.2 million vehicles have been recalled because of the potential for exploding shrapnel from defective parts, which has led to at least eight deaths and hundreds of injuries.
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