Twenty-seven people have been killed worldwide by the exploding inflators.

Toyota and Honda are recalling millions of cars in the U.S. to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.

Nissan is recalling nearly 346,000 worldwide to replace dangerous Takata air bag inflators that can explode and hurl shrapnel.

Boeing has landed its first crew capsule in New Mexico after an aborted flight to the International Space Station.

The U.S. government's highway safety agency has launched an investigation into four automakers that have a potentially deadly type of Takata air bag inflator in their vehicles but have yet to recall them.

Honda is recalling 1.6 million vehicles in the U.S. to replace potentially deadly Takata air bag inflators, completing its required recalls six months ahead of schedule. 

U.S. safety regulators are investigating reports that side curtain air bags can inflate for no reason on some Mazda CX-9 large SUVs.

U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles because the bags may not inflate in a crash.