Japan automakers widen air bag recall
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HONDA Motor Co and other Japanese automakers yesterday recalled more cars with potentially explosive air bags supplied by Takata Corp, bringing the total recall so far to around 10.5 million vehicles over the past five years.
The series of recalls cover both passenger-side and driver-side air bags, which the world’s second-biggest automotive safety parts maker made in 2000-02. The total ranks it among the five biggest recalls in the industry’s history.
The tally is growing further as Nissan and Chrysler also yesterday recalled more vehicles in some high humidity regions in the US, which they called “field action,” at the request of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to replace Takata air bag inflators.
Honda said it was recalling about 2.03 million vehicles globally over potentially flawed Takata air bag inflators made in 2000-02 with a risk of exploding and shooting out shrapnel at drivers and passengers, expanding a recall from April 2013. It cited how explosive material used to inflate Takata passenger-side air bags had been handled and processed in 2000-02 at plants in the US and Mexico.
Nissan Motor Co said it would recall 755,000 vehicles worldwide, while Mazda Motor Corp said it would call back 159,807 vehicles, both also expanding April 2013 recalls.
Takata CEO Shigehisa Takada and Chief Operating Officer Stefan Stocker said the company was working with safety regulators and car makers.
Takata said it was unclear what the financial impact of the recalls would be.
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