Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co. and Mazda Motor Corp. are recalling about 3.4 million vehicles sold around the world because airbags supplied by Takata Corp are at risk of catching fire or injuring passengers, according to numerous news outlets.
A Toyota logo is seen at a dealership in Kamp-Lintfort, western Germany on January 29, 2010.DETROIT- Four Japanese automakers are involved in a massive recall of millions of vehicles worldwide due to faulty airbags.
Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co. and Mazda Motor Corp. are recalling about 3.4 million vehicles sold around the world because airbags supplied by Takata Corp. are at risk of catching fire or injuring passengers, according to numerous news outlets.
The recall is the largest since Toyota announced a recall of nearly 7.5 million vehicles for a faulty power-window switch in October.
No injuries have been reported related to the problem, according to the Associated Press and Reuters.
The involved vehicles are equipped with front passenger airbag inflators that could have been assembled improperly, according to a statement from Toyota. The improperly manufactured parts, propellant wafers, could cause the inflator to rupture and the front passenger airbag to deploy abnormally in the event of a crash.
Globally, Toyota is recalling 1.7 million vehicles; Honda is recalling 1.1 million vehicles; Nissan is recalling 480,000 vehicles; and Mazda is recalling 45,000 vehicles, according to industry reports.
In the U.S., Toyota vehicles involved include certain Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sequoia, and Tundra, and Lexus SC 430 models manufactured from 2001 – 2003. More precise vehicle information, according to Toyota, is being developed, but about 510,000 vehicles may have to be inspected to locate the suspect inflators.
Honda said it will recall approximately 426,000 model-year 2001-2003 Civic vehicles, approximately 43,000 CR-V vehicles from the 2002-2003 model years and approximately 92,000 model-year 2002 Odyssey vehicles in the U.S. to replace the passenger front airbag inflator.
The recall remedy will involve inspection of the front passenger air bag, and, if it is equipped with an affected inflator, the inflator will be replaced with a newly manufactured one at no charge to the owner.
“Honda is aware of one crash in which a passenger front airbag deployed with too much pressure, causing the casing to rupture,” reads a statement from the company. “Honda is not aware of any injuries or deaths related to this issue.”
Here are links to each of the automaker's recall procedures:
- Toyota: toyota.com/recall
- Honda: owners.honda.com/service-maintenance/recalls
- Nissan: nissanusa.com/apps/contactus/recall
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