10 people who have died due to exploding Takata 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. Ashley Parham, 18, of Midwest City, Oklahoma, 2001 Honda Accord Unidentified 13-year-old boy, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, 2001 Honda Accord Associated Press archives, Center for Auto Safety, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, legal documents and police reports