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The Most Expensive Design Flaw In History

Joe Scott Feb 23, 2026 15:46
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Be the first to see my new documentary feature Oldest and Newest Places On Earth on Nebula! Sign up at http://www.nebula.tv/joescott and get 50% off your annual subscription. Corporate America is full of stories of recalls from products that have injured or killed consumers, but none can touch the scope and cost of the Takata Airbag Recall. After making the decision to use ammonium nitrate as the propellant in their airbag inflators, multiple people have been killed and hundreds injured by exploding airbags that throw metal into people’s faces. But as we talk about in today’s video, that is just the beginning of the story. Here's the link to check if your car has any recalls - including the airbag recall: https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls Here's the link to the Takata airbag documentary I mentioned in the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBBDWbJYvrc Want to support the channel? Here's how: Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/answerswithjoe Channel Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join T-Shirts & Merch: https://laughsmarter.com Book of Mysteries: https://a.co/d/0gRx0qvM Documentary: https://nebula.tv/oldestnewest Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJzc7TiJ2nnuyJkUpOZ8RKA You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify 👉 https://spoti.fi/37iPGzF Apple Podcasts 👉 https://apple.co/3j94kfq Google Podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3qZCo1V Follow me at all my places! Instagram: https://instagram.com/answerswithjoe TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@answerswithjoe Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/answerswithjoe Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/answerswithjoe LINKS LINKS LINKS https://www.reuters.com/article/world/uk/special-report-deadly-airbags-backfire-on-firm-that-crossed-dangerous-bridge-idUSBREA0C11E/ https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032751/http://www.takata.com/en/about/history.html https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/september-1/federal-legislation-makes-airbags-mandatory https://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-driving-safety/safety-regulatory-devices/airbag.htm https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/10/business/compound-in-takata-airbags-is-inquirys-focus.html https://www.britannica.com/science/ammonium-nitrate https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2015/04/25/complex-air-bag-recall-takata/26377877/ https://www.designnews.com/assembly/airbags-materials-make-a-difference https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/10/business/compound-in-takata-airbags-is-inquirys-focus.html https://www.livescience.com/28841-fertilizer-explosions-ammonium-nitrate.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/06/25/takata-air-bag-scandal-timeline/103184598/ https://www.newson6.com/story/5e3672a12f69d76f620834f6/questions-about-crash-that-killed-midwest-city-teen https://motoringworldng.com/reported-takata-airbag-bomb-victims/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/truck-carrying-takata-inflators-explodes-killing-texas-woman/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/06/25/takata-air-bag-scandal-timeline/103184598/ https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-recalls-defects/takata-airbag-recall-everything-you-need-to-know-a1060713669/ https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/13/509665912/takata-to-pay-1-billion-over-airbag-fraud-3-executives-criminally-charged TIMESTAMPS
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