Millions more vehicles are being recalled to replace defective Takata Corp. air bags as another death was linked to the devices, which have been found to spray metal shrapnel when activated, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said.
Two additional recalls announced Friday cover 5 million air bag inflators in cars made by Ford Motor Co., Volkswagen AG, Honda Motor Co., Daimler AG, Audi AG, Mazda Motor Corp., Saab AB and BMW AG. NHTSA has been coordinating the largest-ever U.S. automotive recall, which previously covered 23 million inflators in 19 million vehicles with Takata air bags.
The agency could not immediately say how many additional vehicles will be recalled because some have multiple inflators and some may have been previously recalled. Owners can check on their vehicles at safercar.gov.