DETROIT: Automakers have “ultimate responsibility” for the costs of replacing potentially deadly Takata Corp airbags, no matter what happens to the Japanese supplier, the top US vehicle safety regulator said on Wednesday. Honda said it continues to explore and evaluate new methods of convincing owners of vehicles affected by Takata airbag inflator recalls to complete the necessary repairs. Rosekind said his agency believes it has “several layers of protection” to assure that recalls of up to 70 million potentially defective Takata airbag inflators are completed as agreed with the company. “We have had a significant number of meetings with Honda,” Rosekind said after appearing at a conference in Detroit. The urgency of replacing the faulty airbag inflators could require knocking on doors or sending mobile repair teams to neighbourhoods to fix vehicles, Rosekind said.

Source: New Strait Times November 03, 2016 03:51 UTC