Arizona reached a $5 million settlement with Honda Motor Co.’s U.S. units Wednesday in a probe into defective Takata airbag systems, state Attorney General Mark Brnovich said.
The settlement follows an $85 million settlement announced in August with nearly all other U.S. states. Arizona said the Honda settlement covers $1.65 million in restitution for state consumers, a $2.13 million repair incentive program, $750,000 for consumer outreach and a $500,000 payment to Arizona.
Faulty air bag inflators have been tied to at least 15 U.S. deaths in Honda vehicles. To date, more than 40 million U.S. vehicles equipped with 60 million defective Takata airbags have been recalled because the inflators can explode when deployed, according to NHTSA. At least 25 deaths around the world and nearly 300 injuries have been linked to faulty Takata inflators.
