Showing no signs of abating, the Takata airbag recall story continues – Toyota and Nissan have announced a global recall on more than 6.5 million vehicles to replace potentially faulty airbag inflators made by the parts manufacturer.
According to reports, Toyota is recalling around five million Corolla, Yaris (Vitz) and other models around the world to replace the Takata airbag inflators in them. The total includes 1.36 million cars in Japan, 1.27 million in Europe, 637,000 in the US and 18,000 in Canada. In all, 35 vehicle models are involved in the exercise, and these were produced from March 2003 to November 2007.
Stating that no accidents or injuries have been reported, the automaker said that the problematic front driver-side airbag inflator in these vehicles will be replaced with a newly manufactured part made by another supplier, Daicel Corp.
It added that replacements for the front passenger-side airbag inflator will continue to be supplied by Takata, because compatible parts from a different supplier cannot be sourced. The parts supplier was lambasted last year for being unable to produce enough replacement airbag inflators to meet demand.
Nissan, meanwhile, is recalling about 1.56 million cars globally over the same issue, and also said no accidents or injuries had been reported. While not revealing the models affected by the exercise, it disclosed that the total includes 563,000 cars in Europe, 326,000 in North America, 274,000 in China and 288,000 in Japan.
Additionally, word is that Honda, the automaker most directly affected by the faulty airbag issue, has also said it was preparing to file additional recalls related to Takata airbags, but did not state any details on the matter.
Earlier this month, it was reported that Honda and Takata were being sued in the United States over the death of a pregnant Malaysian woman, who was killed by a metal fragment from a ruptured driver’s airbag when her 2003 Honda City was involved in a low-speed collision last July.
A total of six deaths, including five in the US, have been blamed on shrapnel from Takata air bags, and another 105 injuries connected to the flaw have been reported, US senator Bill Nelson said last month. Since 2008, more than 24 million cars have been recalled globally (including about 17 million in the US) over Takata’s faulty airbags, which can detonate with too much force, spraying metal shards at occupants.
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Mean while “Malaysia Dealers” still care- less about airbag and safety about Malaysian owner.
They main objective still are “making full profit of Rakyat/purchaser” example UMW Camry 2-airbag for a d-segment car that cost more then Rm150k !!!
When there is a risk, Toyota as responsible global corporate will do something even though incur extra cost.
No recall doesn’t mean you are safe. You never do body check doesn’t mean you won’t get cancer.
As I always said, you can’t go wrong with sushi cars.
As I always said, toyota cars here with 2 airbags cannot save your ass bro…
We have Prius, Prius C, Altis, Camry 86 comes with 7 airbags and VSC.
If you can’t afford them, don’t pretend they don’t exist!
Why other B segmenter like City can have VSC? Even picanto is much safer than your Vios!!!
Why? Why? Why? Why?
if so, you should say “you can’t go wrong with sushi cars, except 2 airbags Toyota cars in Malaysia.”
Then you mah go for Picanto, like I will stop you. Get a kimchi, you know what you will be getting.
If picanto is so good, why is it so rare on the road? Is it you too smart or others too stupid?
You don’t buckle your seat belt, 15 airbags also can’t save your floating ass bro.
So desperate for airbags? go get Iriz lar. Today morning book the car, afternoon can get the car already. Betul2 Onz
Don’t be naive! Does Honda City has 6 airbags? No (except the highest specs)
Does Nissan Almera has 6 airbags? No!
Does Mitsubishi Attrage has 6 airbags? No!
Does Honda HRV has 6 airbags? No (except the highest spec)!
Does Mazda 2 has 6 airbags? No!
Toyota 2 airbags won’t kill you, but your kimchi/Proton quality will kill your wallet.
I didn mention others brands rite?
Since you are saying we all can’t go wrong with TOYOTA cars, I am quite sure 2 airbags is not enough to evaluate the value of your life bro..
Driving 180km/h on the road, 20 airbags also can’t save your ass.
Driving 30km/h on the road and hit front, no airbag also you won’t die.
Your driving habit decide your life, not the airbags.
2 airbags not enough for you, then mah buy our 6/7 airbags models lar.
If you can’t afford then admit lar, why pretend we don’t have those models?
Driving a car is not only safety, you need to consider comfort, fuel saving, RV, reliability too. And again, you won’t go wrong with sushi cars.
Faham boy?
Just a simple case:
if others careless hit you from side, Will the front airbag save your life?
sometime you yourself is pro or very safe so what? Accident may not able to prevent.. If you die in the accident will you still care the RV of your crashed car?
answer another question from you, i didn pretend the Toyota model in Malaysia don have 6/7 airbags. But most of them with 2 airbags, I am just curious why Toyota make those airbags so pricey. You said we can`t go wrong with it, I can assume your are mentioning those overpriced 6/7 airbags models, but not applicable for those 2 airbags models. :)
Dear Sam L0rrrr,
Remember this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGe3EOJ-CMY and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UpVmUa4r8w ? Please stop praising and worshiping Toyota like a god. It seems that you are doing this to get attention. I feel sad for you.
See, cheap car price markets always recall. UMWT very expensive, no recall. That means Toyota Malaysia has quality and different from other Toyota cars in other markets.
UMW doesnt care about the life of their user, thats why no recall…
So – mysteriously no mention of our Malaysian bound cars?
UMW and ETCM, open up.
Fantastic auto policy…the Japanese junk recons surely no recall.
So all those driving the ex Japanese rentals have ‘bombs’ in their cars.
Firstly we pay more for 5 year old cars than the Japs brand new, so that the cronies make big money from APs, no warranty, shitty salesmen, rental junks.
Bolihland.
New supplier is DAICEL? Mati juga.
Manyak bagus oooooo
How many recalls Toyota aiming to achieve? New KPI for them to get as many recall as possible?
Is Nissan tan chong doing the same recall?
What car model and year affected?
How about the airbag in p1 and p2. Is it supplied by takata?
I feel that it is important for all you car users to note this recall. because these faulty airbags are like grenades and it can go off anytime even when there is no accidents. if your car has airbags and If it is faulty, it will set off shrapnel at any time of its liking.
I’ve read news where victims got hit by shrapnels bled to death on the spot.
It is literally instant death!