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My airbag is being recalled, now what?

Clip: 6/2/2015 | 6m 22s

Massive airbag recall could take months to notify owners, years to fix

The largest auto recall in U.S. history has affected 11 major auto companies, 34 million vehicles and dozens of models. It could take the manufacturer Takata two years to make all the replacements. So what’s an owner of one of these vehicles to do? Gwen Ifill talks to David Shepardson of The Detroit News to get insight on Takata’s plan to serve this massive recall.

06/02/2015 | Rating NR

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