Takata airbag death toll reaches 22.

MLive (MI) (2/1, 912K) reports that the death toll of Takata’s airbag inflator recall has reached 22 following a crash in Malaysia on New Year’s Day. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s timeline will continue to announce the growing recall. The NHTSA said, “The recalls are phased by the location of the vehicles and their age. Generally, the vehicles in the highest danger zones and that are the oldest, are in the first priority group.” The NHTSA also said that Takata is facing a December 31, 2019 deadline to show that the “desiccated PSAN inflators (inflators that contain a drying agent) are safe.” MLive states that “nearly 10 months later on Sept. 20, 2020, the NHTSA says this is the last deadline for manufacturers to have the needed parts available for the repairs.”