WASHINGTON — Honda has confirmed another death involving a Takata airbag, bringing the global total to 11 fatalities in a scandal that has set off the biggest car recall in US history.The latest death came last week when a 17-year-old Texas teenager died from injuries sustained after her 2002 Honda Civic collided with another car, activating the defective airbag.Honda’s US unit on Wednesday confirmed the death, which is the 10th reported in the US while another person was killed after an accident in Malaysia.The Japanese car maker said it had sent multiple letters advising that the car should be brought in for repairs, but it was never fixed."During an inspection ... American Honda confirmed that the Takata driver’s airbag inflator ruptured in the crash of a 2002 Honda Civic on March 31, 2016 ... resulting in the tragic death of the driver," Honda said.Tokyo-based car parts giant Takata is struggling to deal with a defect that can cause the airbag to deploy with explosive force, sen...
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