The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. November 4, 2015 U.S. Fines Takata $70 Million over Fatal Airbag Flaw ----------------------------------------------------- Meanwhile, Honda has cut ties with Japanese airbag maker Takata after U.S. regulators fined Takata $70 million on Tuesday. Takata airbag inflaters have been linked to at least eight deaths; the airbags have exploded, shooting out metal fragments. .