Honda, Mazda to recall extra 200,000 cars
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HONDA Motor and Mazda Motor may have to recall another 200,000 cars in Japan to replace Takata Corp air bags if Takata complies with a US order to recall cars across the United States rather than just in humid regions.
Several automakers in the US have issued regional recalls of certain models to investigate what is causing some Takata air bags to explode with excessive force. US safety regulators have ordered Takata to have those recalls expanded nationwide.
Takata has so far resisted a wider US recall, saying that could divert replacement parts away from the high-humidity regions thought to need them most — due to moisture possibly breaking down the air bag inflator’s chemical mix. Takata has until Tuesday to respond to the US regulator’s order.
Takata and regulators still don’t know exactly why some air bags have proved lethal, with the inflators exploding and shooting metal shards at car occupants. At least five deaths have been linked to such incidents — all in Honda cars.
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