Washington — A seventh death may be linked to a defective Takata air bag that’s part of the largest-ever auto safety recall in U.S. history.
The family of a Louisiana woman killed in a crash in a 2005 Honda Civic in April filed suit in U.S. District Court citing that the crash may have been caused by a defective Takata air bag sending metal fragments into the driver.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has reached out to Honda and Takata to gather more information.
NHTSA spokesman Gordon Trowbride said the agency “is aware of this crash, and we are working to gather information from Honda and from the attorney in the case.”
The defect is linked to at least 95 incidents of improper deployments and more than 100 injuries.
