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More than a decade after the first injury linked to Takata’s defective air bags occurred, the largest recall in U.S. automobile history is underway. An estimated 100 million vehicles across the world are being recalled altogether.

The air bag design flaw has led to 13 deaths, including 10 in the U.S., and more than 100 injures. The air bag was designed by Takata, a Japanese company founded in the 1930s.

The recall in the U.S. covers more than 60 million air bags in vehicles from Toyota, Telsa, Honda, Ford, BMW, and 12 other car companies. In other words, on in every five cars on the road in the U.S. are part of the recall.

The largest recall in U.S. automotive history is on the way after federal safety regulators expanded a nationwide recall of Takata’s air bags to 69 million vehicles made by more than 14 automakers.

The move by federal regulators comes after the 10^th fatality linked to Takata’s defective air bags was reported. Recently, a teenager named Huma Hanif was driving a Honda Civic when she ran into a car in front of her. The air bag ruptured upon deployment and sent a metal shard into her neck. She died at the scene, becoming the 10^th fatality linked to faulty air bags developed by the company Takata Corp.

The incident highlights some of the dangers associated with air bags. Although they have saved many lives, air bags have also caused some deaths since automakers began widely using them. In the 1990s, for example, 200 people died in accidents in which an air bag deployed with fatal force.