Officials Urge Nationwide Air Bag Recall – Wall Street Journal

Law makers and safety advocates are calling on the U.S. auto regulator, car makers and a major supplier of automotive air bags to agree to a nationwide recall of millions of vehicles equipped with air bags that can explode too violently.

The move comes as federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating whether Japanese air bag supplier Takata Corp. made misleading statements to regulators about the safety of its air bags, people…