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Good morning. i m carol costello. thank you for joining me. a record breaking auto recall and a good chance that your car is affected. takata air bags could explode shrapnel in your face. victims look like they ve been shot or stabbed. at least five people in the united states have died. 34 million vehicles are being recalled. that s nearly one out of every seven cars on the roads today. if you think your car might be affected you can start a preliminary check by going to safercar.gov. joining me to talk about this is kim whose sister was killed in a car accident as a result of the takata air bag. thank you for taking the time to talk with me this morning. ....
About, airbags exploding firing metal shards into passengers with so much force police say some victims look like they ve been shot. that s allegedly what happened to cory burdic. his lawyer says when he had a minor accident in florida the airbag should have protected him. instead it exploded and sent a three and a half inch piece of steel into his face taking out one of his eyes. reporter: now federal authorities are saying enough. launching a recall of 34 million cars nearly double the original number thought to be involved. the airbag inflaters we suspected did not work correctly. and we believe they have been responsible for at least five deaths in the united states. reporter: the airbag manufacturer is the japanese company takata. and for months the company tried to limit the recall saying the problem was appearing only in areas with high humidity. the government didn t buy it. pounding takata with more than $1 million in fines. up until now takata has ....
Sent a 3 1/2 inch piece of steel into his face. reporter: now federal authorities are saying enough launching a recall of 34 million cars nearly doubled the original number thought to be involved. airbag inflaters we suspected did not work correctly. and we believe that they have been responsible for at least five deaths in the united states. reporter: the airbag manufacturer is the japanese company takata. and for months the company tried to limit the recall saying the problem was appearing only in areas with high humidity. government didn t buy it. pounding takata with more than $1 million in fines. up until now takata has 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. there could be more. how long is this going to take? nobody knows that yet. there s no question it could be ....
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Amount first thought to be involved. we believe that they have been responsible for at least five deaths in the united states. the air bag manufacturer is the japanese company, takata. for months the company tried to limit the recall saying the problem was appearing only in areas with high humidity and the government didn t buy it pounding takata with more than $1 million in fines. up until now takata has refused to acknowledge that their airbags are defective, and that changes today. the most serious accidents have occurred in hondas but the recall also occurs in 11 other manufacturers and parts suppliers, and there could be more. how long is it going to take? nobody knows that yet. there could be a question that it could be years. they do not know why the airbags are exploding. ....