Feds reveal more models in Takata air bag recall - The Detroit News
Automakers and federal officials on Thursday started announcing vehicles that are being added to a massive, highly publicized recall of air bags made by Takata Corp. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. were among the first to report expanded recalls, after the Japanese air bag manufacturer last week nearly doubled the number of affected vehicles to 33. 8 million. Fiat Chrysler is adding about 1. 5 million vehicles to its previously announced recalls in the U. S. In total, the automaker has now called back more than 5. 2 million 2003-11 model-years vehicles globally for faulty air bags, including 4. 5... “Many of these vehicles have already been repaired — we’ve replaced nearly 2 million inflators since 2013, most of those in the last nine months alone,” American Honda senior vice president Bruce Smith said in a blog post. Ford upped its global Takata-related recalls to 1. 5 million vehicles globally, including about 966,500 added Thursday. The vast majority are in North America, including nearly 1. 4 million in the U. S. Takata on May 19 agreed under pressure from the U. S. by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to expand the recall from 17 million to 33. 8 million... Source: www.detroitnews.com
