now he s horribly disfigured, unfortunately. the air bag manufacturer is the japanese company takata, one of the biggest in the world the for months, takata has tried to limit the recall saying the accidents occur only in areas with very high humidity. the government, unsatisfied with such claims, pounded takata with more than $1 million in fines. up until now, takata has refused to acknowledge that their air bags are defective. that changes today. the most serious accident so far have involved hondas, but the recall involves fords, chryslers, mazdas, bmws, in all, 11 manufacturers and parts suppliers so far and the recall process could be a long one. the big question is how long is this going to take? nobody knows that yet. there is no question, it could be some years. the manufacturer issued a statement saying it remains committed to consumer safety, but like the government, it does not yet know why the air bags are exploding. although takata has devoted some