Airbag Recalls: Honda, Nissan, Mazda Recalling Millions Of Cars Over Defective ... - International Business Times
(TYO:7203) announced a global recall of 2. 3 million of its cars to repair faulty airbags that could rupture on deployment, three other Japanese automakers announced Monday they would recall nearly 3 million cars for the same issue. The recalls come about a year after similar recalls were issued over the same faulty airbags made by Takata Corp. The recalls highlight how one parts supplier can impact the quality of cars made by multiple automakers, leading to costly measures to fix problems years after the cars are sold to customers. (TYO:7267) said about 2 million of its vehicles made between 2000 and 2005, about half of them in North America, need to be checked to ensure airbags don’t overinflate on impact. Last year the maker of Acura luxury cars recalled about a million of its Honda-brand vehicles in connection to the Takata airbag problem. Last year four Japanese automakers recalled 3. 4 million vehicles for the same problem. Monday's annoucement expands the Takata airbag-related recalls to nearly nine million vehicles. Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (ETR:BMW) have also annouced recalls this year linked to the faulty airbag, but Toyota, Honda and Nissan appear to be most affected. (TYO:7201) and Mazda Motor Corp. Source: www.ibtimes.com
