Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., on Friday pushed the U.S. Department of Justice to think about filing criminal charges against Takata Corp. after a media report indicated that the Japanese manufacturer intentionally concealed information about a safety defect with its air bags.
McCaskill, the chairwoman of the Senate’s consumer protection panel, said in a written statement that Takata “needs to be held fully accountable, not just with financial penalties, but also with criminal charges” if the company knew about a problem with its air bags in 2004 and didn’t inform U.S. safety regulators at the time, as The New York Times reported Thursday. Takata, which has seen recalls on its air bags fluctuate to more than 50 vehicle models in October, already is facing class action lawsuits.
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