An executive from Japan's Takata Corp. told U.S. senators on Thursday the supplier is urgently trying to ramp up replacement parts for millions of vehicles fitted with potentially deadly airbags, but said it may not be able to move quickly enough.The U.S. auto safety regulator also warned of the risks of moving to a nationwide recall, as senators have urged, saying such a move could divert replacement parts from humid regions where the defective airbags are more likely to rupture upon deployment, shooting metal shards into cars.
At least five fatalities have been linked to the defect so far, mostly in the United States.
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