Takata Airbag Death Toll Rises to 13

It is unfortunate that sub-standard components can turn safety features into death traps, but that’s the harsh reality of the Takata airbag fiasco. On April 16 and May 1, 2016, two people in Malaysia have crashed their Honda vehicles and died as a result of the shrapnel-shooting airbags manufactured by Takata. Their untimely and unfortunate deaths bring the global death toll as a result of the faulty inflators to 13. The inciden…