Japan's Takata Corp. is the subject of a U.S. criminal investigation over potentially defective car airbags that have been linked to five deaths, a spokesman confirmed today.A federal grand jury in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has subpoenaed Takata's U.S. unit to produce documents related to air bag defects, the spokesman said.
The investigation into the Japanese safety-parts maker by federal prosecutors had been previously reported, but Thursday's statement is the first indication that a seated grand jury was seeking evidence.
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