Toyota, Nissan and Honda expand airbag recall by millions of cars - New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
HONG KONG (CNN) — Toyota and Nissan have recalled an additional 6. 56 million cars equipped with possibly faulty airbags manufactured by Japan-based Takata. Toyota’s recall covers 5 million vehicles globally, including an estimated 637,000 in the United States. Tens of millions of cars equipped with Takata airbags have been recalled by automakers recently over fears the airbags may explode and send shrapnel flying at drivers and passengers. The latest recall covers the following vehicles, according to Toyota:. model years 2005-2007 Lexus SC. Honda also recalled an additional 4. 89 million cars equipped with possibly faulty airbags. Engineers at Takata, one of the world’s largest airbag makers, first noticed problems with the chemical mix used in its airbags more than a decade ago. Toyota said the decision to expand its recall was made after investigators uncovered moisture problems that could make airbags “susceptible to abnormal deployment in a crash. The smaller Nissan recall covers 1. 56 million vehicles that were manufactured between 2004 and 2007. Customers can click here for detailed information about the recall and how to get their cars fixed. Source: pix11.com
