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I'm sure there's more to it, legally and logistically, but I'm kind of surprised that we've yet to reach the point where the proper organizations have said "Okay, you know what? If your airbag says 'Takata,' it's being recalled." It really feels like that's the direction we are headed. I'd also half bet Takata and their lawyers are trying to see what they can do to shuffle some paperwork around, maybe restructure the company or something, to limit the amount of financial fallout. I know when the whole ignition switch fiasco cane about with GM, they tried to say "Well hold on, that was pre-bailout GM that was responsible. We are a completely different company now, legally speaking, so it's unfair to hold us responsible for the decisions made by old GM." The fact that tactics like that work sometimes is kind of mind boggling.