Regulators Call for Takata Airbag Recall to Be Extended Nationwide

The New York Times: Federal auto safety regulators on Tuesday called on automakers to conduct a nationwide recall of vehicles that contain driver-side airbags made by the Japanese supplier Takata.

The nationwide move urged by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would expand a recall that has been limited to two states and two territories associated with high humidity. If automakers do not agree to expand the recall, the agency said, it will “use the full extent of its statutory powers” to compel them to do so.

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