Nissan Motor Co. on Wednesday said an air bag made by Takata Corp. installed in one of its cars had deployed with too much force and caused a fire in a light crash in Japan, marking the automaker's first such case in the country.
Nissan and several rivals have recalled millions of cars globally because of a defect that makes Takata-made inflators explode and spray shrapnel. Regulators have been unable to determine the cause but have linked the defect to eight deaths.
The latest case involved the passenger-side inflator in an X-Trail sports utility vehicle made in August 2001 and recalled in April 2013, a Nissan spokesman said.