An airbag made by Takata -- the Japanese firm at the heart of the auto industry's biggest-ever safety recall -- ruptured after a crash in Malaysia which killed the driver, Honda said on Wednesday.
"Honda has confirmed that the Takata single stage driver’s airbag inflator ruptured in a crash... in Malaysia" the carmaker said in a statement.
But it added that "no official cause of death has been yet determined" in the crash on Saturday in the southern Malaysian state of Johor.
Honda said the 2009 Honda City was included in a recall notice in July 2015 but records showed the repair was never completed.
In June a similar incident happened in a car crash involving a 2005 Honda City.
Tokyo-based Takata has been hammered by a defect in its airbag inflators linked to at least 15 deaths and scores of injuries worldwide. About 100 million Takata airbags have been recalled.
The defect can send metal and plastic shrapnel from the inflator canister hurtling toward drivers and passengers when an airbag is deployed.
Last Thursday Mitsubishi Motors recalled 47,800 cars in Russia to change their airbags made by Takata.
Honda recalled 147,894 vehicles in Malaysia in June to replace deadly front passenger airbag inflators -- part of a global programme which will involve more than 50 million recalls.
Previous deaths in Malaysia were reported in April in Sabah state and in Kedah state in May. They involved Honda City cars.
In 2014 a pregnant Malaysian died when a Takata airbag malfunctioned
AFP
Wed Sep 28 2016
Tokyo-based Takata has been hammered by a defect in its airbag inflators linked to at least 15 deaths and scores of injuries worldwide.
Kekejaman zionis: Gaza lepasi ambang kebuluran enam minggu akan datang - WFP
Semenanjung Gaza bakal melepasi ambang kebuluran iaitu ketidakamanan makanan, kekurangan zat makanan dan kematian.
Kekejaman zionis: Halalkan penempatan haram di Tebing Barat berbahaya - A.S
Membenarkan penempatan haram di Tebing Barat akan menjadi tindakan berbahaya dan melulu.
JDT lancar jersi baharu bagi musim 2024
Jersi berwarna biru dan merah untuk beraksi di gelanggang keramat mereka manakala jersi berwarna putih untuk perlawanan di gelanggang lawan.
Kekejaman zionis: Israel langgar undang-undang antarabangsa - Badan pemantau
Sebuah kumpulan pemerhati dan pemantau berkata, Israel telah melanggar undang-undang antarabangsa dan hak asasi manusia di Gaza.
[LAPOR LANGSUNG] Gaza Freedom Flotilla: Cucu Nelson Mandela antara peserta misi bantuan
Penyertaannya dalam misi ini bagi sama-sama menyokong misi memecah sekatan rejim Israel bagi membolehkan penghantaran bantuan ke Gaza.
MYIPO sedia jaringan perlindungan, ayuh daftar sekarang
Tahap kesedaran masyarakat terutama komuniti industri perniagaan tempatan dalam mendaftar harta intelek masih rendah. Ketua Pengarah Perbadanan Harta Intelek Malaysia (MyIPO), Kamal Kormin, pendaftaran dibuat melalui perbadanan ini membolehkan syarikat serta pemilik entiti perniagaan mendapat jaringan keselamatan terutama dari segi perlindungan hak cipta serta pelbagai faedah lain.
Anugerah Media Digital Asia 2024 iktiraf agensi berita gunakan strategi media digital
Ia menerima 136 penyertaan tahun ini daripada pelbagai agensi berita serta media di rantau Asia termasuk Malaysia, Singapura, Indonesia.
Lapan mangsa tragedi selamat dikebumikan
Kesedihan ahli keluarga dan waris mengiringi perjalanan terakhir mangsa tragedi helikopter terhempas di Pangkalan Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM) Lumut, Perak di beberapa lokasi pengebumian di seluruh negara pada malam Rabu.
JKM bantu kaunseling keluarga mangsa nahas helikopter Lumut
Salbiah berkata pihak JKM telah melawat tiga keluarga mangsa dari Perak iaitu di Selama, Lekir dan Sitiawan.
Freedom Flotilla to Gaza: Cucu Nelson Mandela antara peserta misi bantuan
Penyertaannya dalam misi ini bagi sama-sama menyokong misi memecah sekatan rejim Israel bagi membolehkan penghantaran bantuan ke Gaza.
Tukar beg udara atau berdepan senarai hitam!
Pemilik kenderaan Honda, Subaru dan Mazda yang terlibat dengan penukaran beg udara, Takata, digesa untuk berbuat demikian atau bakal berhadapan dengan tindakan senarai hitam.