deaths | Exploding air bags

Fourteen automakers have recalled about 24 million vehicles in the U.S. because of faulty Takata air-bag inflators that can explode with too much force and hurl shrapnel at drivers and passengers. The inflators have killed at least 10 people worldwide since May 2009:

May 27, 2009: Ashley Parham, 18, of Midwest City, Okla., 2001 Honda Accord

Dec. 24, 2009: Gurjit Rathore, 33, of Richmond, Va., 2001 Honda Accord

Sept. 13, 2013: Hai Ming Xu, of Alhambra, Calif., 2002 Acura TL

July 27, 2014: Law Suk Leh of Sibu, Malaysia, 2003 Honda City

Sept. 7, 2014: Jewel Brangman, 26, of California, 2001 Honda Civic

Sept. 29, 2014: Hien Thi Tran, 51, of Orlando, Fla., 2001 Honda Accord

Jan. 18, 2015: Carlos Solis, 35, of Spring, Texas, 2002 Honda Accord

April 15, 2015: Kylan Langlinais, 23, of Lafayette, La., 2005 Honda Accord

July 22, 2015: Unidentified 13-year-old boy, Mercer County, Pa., 2001 Honda Accord

Dec. 22, 2015: Joel Knight, 52, of Kershaw, S.C., 2006 Ford Ranger

Sources: Associated Press archives, Center for Auto Safety, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, legal documents and police reports