RICHMOND, Va. — The U.S. government will fine Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. $14,000 per day for failing to fully cooperate in a long-running investigation of faulty and potentially dangerous air bag inflators.
The inflators, in cars made by 10 companies, have killed at least six people and injured 64 worldwide.
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the fines Friday. He called Takata a “bad actor” and said the fines will grow each day that it fails to comply with two special orders issued last year by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Takata has resisted demands to recall its driver’s side air bags nationwide, although automakers have done recalls themselves. The agency also has demanded data from the company but said in a letter to Takata that it has failed to explain a “deluge” of 2.4 million pages of documents.
