(Bloomberg) -- The Takata Corp. air-bag recall already affecting a dozen automakers in the U.S. may widen as the nation’s regulator heightens its scrutiny of the devices.
Volkswagen AG, Daimler AG, Jaguar Land Rover and Tesla Motors Inc. are among carmakers still using Takata air bags with ammonium nitrate, a chemical propellant that U.S. safety regulators are no longer confident in. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said those automakers could also be affected by recalls that already involve about 19 million vehicles.
“Everyone’s got to be vigilant,” Foxx said in an interview Monday at a U.S.-Japan Council conference in Tokyo. “Even though our focus has been on the 12 manufacturers that we know pose a risk to safety of our consumers, it doesn’t preclude companies from doing their own testing. Our investigation remains open, so I wouldn’t preclude the possibility that other OEMs would be affected.”
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