Biggest Recall In US History: Takata Finally Admits It Is Responsible For 33 MILLION Defective Vehicles

Japanese air bag manufacturer Takata Corp. said Tuesday it would declare 33.8 million vehicles defective, a move that will lead to the largest auto recall campaign in U.S. history.

Under heavy government pressure, the determination will force 11 major automakers to double the recall of vehicles with airbag inflators linked to deadly explosions from the 17 million recalled to date. Government officials say the campaign could take years to complete and be the single largest U.S. recall of any consumer product, surpassing the callback of 31 million bottles of Tylenol in 1982 following a poison scare.

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Agent009 - 5/19/2015 7:37:07 PM

+1 Boost

If you recall when this first broke we told you this would eventually over shadow the GM ignition switch scandal. We now know the true scale and expect it to grow further.