70% Of Takata Airbag Recalls Have Already Been Fixed In Japan vs 12% In US

As automakers plead with U.S. customers to fix potentially deadly Takata airbags, recalls in Japan are drawing much stronger responses, with more than two-thirds of the total already repaired.

About 3.05 million vehicles have been recalled in Japan to replace potentially defective inflators that can cause the airbag to explode, showering a vehicle cabin with metal shards.

But by the end of February, 2.13 million of those vehicles had already been remedied, Japan’s Nikkei business daily reported.

That equates to a repair rate of 70 percent.

Compare that with the lackadaisical response in the United States.

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