(Bloomberg) -- Air-bag maker Takata Corp. gave in toU.S. regulators on Tuesday, agreeing to what will be the largestautomotive recall in history as investigators continue to searchfor the root cause of a defect that has killed at least sixpeople.
About 34 million cars are now on a list for an air bagreplacement, almost double the number that had already beenrecalled. With vehicles from 11 different automakers and a shortageof repair parts, it could take years for all the cars to be madesafe, said Mark Rosekind, the head of the National Highway TrafficSafety Administration.
“As far as we know, this is the largest recall in auto history,”Rosekind said at a news conference in Washington. “Others are doingresearch and suggest that it could be one of the largest if not thelargest of all of consumer recalls.”
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