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i m going to have to ask you to step off the property. okay, no problem. reporter: but the family-owned japanese business can you tell us why you re not expanding the recall? reporter: has only appeared at congressional hearings. when the recall grew last fall, i took my car to the dealer and was told i was in the clear, but the recall has since doubled and those millions of additional vehicle identification numbers have just been added to safercar.gov, so i m resubmitting my vehicle identification number, and it turns out i am now part of the recall. i need a new airbag. nearly 34 million airbag inflaters recalled. the best advice, re-enter your vin number to see if you re part of the largest auto recall ever. david kerley, abc news, washington. speaking of recall a new one involves lululemon clothing. the retailer recalling more than 300,000 elastic drawstrings in women s hoodies. the cord can actually snap back and cause eye and face injuries. seven complaints have b ....
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. ....
Refuses to answer questions. now it admits there is a problem, saying we re committed to working closely with regulators and our automaker customers to do everything we can to advance the safety of drivers. many original drivers may have long ago sold their cars. a lot of these vehicles also were in the hands of second owners third owners, that s that s a big problem, too. just in communicating to them. reporter: making matters worse, there still aren t enough replacement parts. to find out if your car is on the recall list, write down your vin number under the windshield wiper. then go to safercar.gov. type in that vin number, and every recall affecting your car should pop up including the air bag recall. note, it s important you keep checking back periodically as the recall on your vehicle may not show up right away. coming up next a late night sendoff for a legendary host. ....
Karen travers, abc news, washington. the government admits it could take years to make all the repairs. to find out if your car is listed in this expanded recall, go online. safercar.gov. you enter your car s vehicle i.d. number. developing story from the california coast. crews working overnight now to clean up a large oil spill. an estimated 21,000 gallons of oil from a broken pipeline flowed into the pacific ocean. about 20 miles west of santa barbara. all that oil eventually stretched about four miles along the beach. it all happened at a state- run beach popular with campers. whales could be seen near the oil at one point. workers attempting to push them away. it s unclear how long it might take to clean up. new details about what may have sparked that deadly shoot-out in waco, texas. police say an uninvited group showed up at the restaurant where five motorcycle gangs were meeting and someone ran over a biker s foot. ....
Continuing to work closely with regulators and automaker customers, but original drivers may have long ago sold their cars. a lot of vehicles are in the hands of second owners third owners, that s a big problem, too, just in communicating to them. reporter: making matters worse, still aren t enough replacement parts. unfortunately, this problem gets worse because if you ve already had your airbag replace, there s a decent chance it was replaced by defective parts, so you may have to in fact get it replaced yet again. how do you know if your car is on the recall list? go and get your vehicle identification number, your vin, it s right here on the windshield. it s also right here on the doorjamb, then go to safercar.gov. safercar.gov, type in the vin, and any recall pertaining to your car will pop up including if you are on the list the airbag recall. tamron, back to you. tom, thank you. developing now, the air force just launched its ....