A new and distinct problem has been discovered
in air bags made by the now bankrupt company
Takata which has led to at least one death.
The recently discovered malfunction is different
than the defect that led to at least 24 deaths
and hundreds of injuries worldwide, though
the result, like the earlier issue, leads to air bags
that can explode and hurl shrapnel, killing or
injuring people.
Takata is adding about 1.4 million front driver
inflators to recalls in the U.S., according to
government documents posted this week.
BMW is warning owners of some older 3-series
cars to stop driving them.
A driver in Australia was killed by an airbag
malfunction, while another Australian and a
driver in Cyprus were injured, according to
government documents.
Included in the recall Wednesday are more than
116,000 BMW 3-Series cars from the 1999 to