Visitors look at displays of Japanese auto parts maker Takata Corp (L) at a car showroom in Tokyo on Nov 11, 2014. Shares in Japanese auto parts firm Takata plunged following calls for a criminal investigation into an airbag defect that has been linked to at least five deaths, including a woman in Malaysia - AFP Photo.
TOKYO: Takata confirmed on Friday that US justice authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the embattled Japanese autoparts firm over exploding airbags linked to at least five driver deaths.
The Tokyo-based company said it was "dealing with" a subpoena from a grand jury in New York targeting the defect, but it declined to give further details.
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