The US arm of Japanese maker Takata has reached a settlement with 44 US state lawyers general into claims it covered hazardous defects in its exploding airbags.

The flawed airbags have been connected to no less than twelve deaths and in excess of 100 injuries around the world.

The settlement incorporates a civil penalty of about £465.9 million.

Takata’s US arm is as of now in liquidation procedures, in any case, so the penalty won’t be collected.

Since Takata does not have the money, the states “agreed not to collect this civil penalty in order to maximize the recovery available to consumers who were the victims,” South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said in a statement.

Takata and its US arm, TK Holdings, petitioned for bankruptcy a year ago in the wake of the exploding airbags debacle.

In January, the Japanese producer consented to pay $1bn in penalties in the US for hiding unsafe defects in its exploding airbags.

It consented to pay a $25m fine, $125m to individuals harmed by the airbags, and $850m to carmakers that utilized them.

The firm likewise pleaded guilty to a solitary criminal allegation.

Most real carmakers have been influenced by the blame, with around 100 million Takata airbags reviewed globally since the issue initially rose in 2007.

It is the greatest safety review in automotive history.

The US settlement could make ready for TK Holdings to be sold to match Key Safety Systems.