Man whose sister killed by air bag said he didn’t get a recall notice

Associated Press

HOUSTON

The brother of a 17-year-old Texas girl who was killed last week when an exploding Takata air bag sent a shard of metal into her neck said he never received a recall notice about his 2002 Honda Civic.

Faizan Hanif spoke during a news conference Thursday with investigators who said the March 31 wreck should have been a minor accident. Hanif said he never received a notice that his car might have a faulty air-bag inflator, a defect that has now been blamed for 10 deaths in the U.S.

Honda spokesman Matt Sloustcher said the company mailed multiple notices to owners of the vehicle, including the current registered owner. Sloustcher wouldn’t say if one was sent to the Hanif family, but he noted that the Civic had a salvage title.