U.S. audit blasts NHTSA for its handling of recalls, Takata airbags U.S. audit blasts NHTSA for its handling of recalls, Takata airbags July 18, 2018 dzadmin Comments 0 Comment A government audit faulted NHTSA’s oversight of auto recalls and said the agency’s ‘delayed action’ may have hindered the callbacks of vehicles with defective Takata airbags.