(MENAFN) Japanese Takata Corp. rejected a nationwide US recall of its potentially deadly airbags, insisting that testing data did not back such an action, AFP reported.
The top US auto safety official warned that Takata had not yet solved the airbag defect thought to have killed five people, and said the company and car makers could face court action for their reticence to widen recalls.
Of around 4,000 airbag inflators tested in recent months, quality control at the auto parts maker said they have detected dangerous ruptures in about 60 passenger-side airbags, and none in driver-side airbags.
"Takata did not agree with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's demand for a recall of all cars in the US," senior vice president for quality control at the auto parts maker said.
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