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refused to acknowledge that their airbags are defective. that changes today. >> reporter: the most serious accidents have occurred in hondas. but the recall also involves fords, chryslers, mazdas bmws. in all 11 manufacturers and parts suppliers. and there could be more. >> how long is this going to take? nobody knows that yet. there is no question it could be some years. >> reporter: the manufacturer issued a statement saying it remains committed to consumer safety but like the government it does not yet know why the airbags are exploding. although takata has devoted tremendous resources to these efforts with some of the leading researchers, it is clear this is a complex issue which takes time to fully evaluate. i'm hearing that it may take up to a year for all the replacement parts to even be in place. but to your second question chris, how do you know if your car is involved go to the website safercar.gov. there you can put in your vehicle identification number the v.i.n. number.