---
title: "Death Toll Continues to Rise Due to Faulty Takata Airbag Inflators"
description: "One more death due to faulty Takata airbag inflators has been reported in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, raising the global death toll to 22."
date: "2018-02-02"
modified: "2018-02-02"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/18154/death-toll-continues-to-rise-due-to-faulty-takata-airbag-inflators"
categories:
  - "Car Tech"
  - "News"
tags:
  - "airbag inflators"
  - "Airbag Recall"
  - "recalls"
  - "takata"
---

# Death Toll Continues to Rise Due to Faulty Takata Airbag Inflators

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One more death due to faulty Takata airbag inflators has been reported in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, raising the global death toll to 22. This report comes days after [Toyota](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/17554/toyota-adds-another-600000-vehicles-to-takata-airbag-recall>) and [Ford](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/17778/ford-expands-safety-recall-for-faulty-takata-airbag-inflators>) expanded their recalls to include nearly one million vehicles in the United States that could potentially contain faulty components.

The driver of a 2004 Honda City was pronounced dead after the defective airbag inflator detonated during a crash that took place on New Year's Day, according to [*Business Insider*](<https://www.businessinsider.sg/6th-death-in-malaysia-caused-by-faulty-takata-airbag/>). Honda Malaysia reported that several recall notices had been mailed, but due to an outdated database, they had only managed to reach the original owner of the City, and not the current.

This marks the sixth death in the Southeast Asian country, and the [*Associated Press*](<https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201801310021.html>) reports that Honda Malaysia has managed to repair only 84 percent of all [recalled](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/11050/majority-of-cars-equipped-with-takata-airbags-yet-to-be-fixed-senator-says>) vehicles. It's worth mentioning that other auto manufacturers involved in the Takata fiasco include BMW, General Motors, Honda, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Subaru, and Toyota.

## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

### Author social links  
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