Exlusive: Honda and Takata's stealth airbag fix

((This version of the March 24 story corrects total number of deaths to eight, instead of nine, in paragraph 23 and corrects deaths since late 2010 to six, instead of seven, in paragraph 24.) By Paul Lienert and Jessica Dye DETROIT (Reuters) - In August of 2009, after ruptured airbag inflators in Honda vehicles were linked to least four injuries and a death, the automaker quietly requested a design change and did not notify U.S. regulators, Honda confirmed in response to inquiries from Reuters.