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Redbulldildo t1_is8h1w5 wrote

Reply to comment by Iron0ne in TIL the first confirmed victim of Takata airbags was 18y/o Parham. As she drove around a car park, she lightly bumped another vehicle making the airbag inflate, sending metal pieces at such tremendous force that one hit the teen’s neck slicing open her carotid artery. She bled to death in her seat by ahm713

It's one of the largest recalls ever, and they didn't even have a fix at first. The failure is due to degradation so at the start of the recall the procedure was to replace it with another faulty part, so that at least people wouldn't die while they tried to figure out how to fix it right.

Edit: largest automotive recall ever

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