Senators Probe Air-Bag Recall Delays

The Wall Street Journal (online registration required): A U.S. Senate hearing on Thursday is expected to highlight how auto companies and regulators were slow to respond to driver injuries from exploding air bags and how out-of-court settlements kept information on air-bag flaws under wraps.

Officials from Takata Corp. , the air-bag maker that this week balked at expanding an existing recall, Chrysler Group LLC and Honda Motor Co. are scheduled to testify on their company’s handling of injury reports before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing.

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