Toyota recalls 2.27million cars over defective airbag that could explode - and Honda and Nissan could be affected too

Toyota is recalling 2.27million vehicles worldwide over fears a faulty airbag inflator could explode.

The company said it was notifying owners of vehicles involved in a 2013 safety recall, including 766,300 in the U.S., to replace airbag inflators.

Previously, it asked dealers to inspect the airbags and only replaced those judged to be faulty.

The recall involves about 20 Toyota models, including some Corolla compacts and Tundra pickups made in 2003-2004 and some 2002-2004 Lexus SC 430 coupes.


Of the total number of vehicles affected by the current recall, 650,000 are in Japan and 1.62million in the rest of the world.

Toyota said it was expanding the recall it announced in April 2013 that involved 2.1million vehicles because the serial numbers that parts maker Takata had provided were incomplete.

Nissan and Honda are also investigating whether to recall more vehicles after parts maker Takata admitted that it had not fully identified the flawed components during a 2013 recall...

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