This latest announcement has expanded the company's costly recall that goes back to April 2013 where the Japan-based car giant recalled nearly 2.3 million vehicles because Takata Corp. had not fully identified the problematic parts.
The 2013 recall was the largest in airbag-related recalls and was done after a series of accidents eventually led to two deaths, allegedly caused by the faulty airbags.
Also in 2013, other carmakers including Honda, Nissan Motor Co. and BMW recalled 3.6 million vehicles over faulty airbags that had the potential to explode and injure the driver or passengers. The airbags were also made by Takata Corp.
Toyota was notified of one case when the defective airbag inflator had caused the seat cover to burn. The recalled vehicles were said to have been equipped with passenger-seat airbags that could deploy abnormally, potentially injuring the driver and the passengers, according to the Daily Mail UK.
Stock market shares for Takata Corp dropped by 4% after the recall when Tokyo markets closed.
A Takata Corp. spokesperson indicated that more vehicles could be recalled because of this defect. The rep also said that they had incomplete quality-control records so it was hard to trace and pinpoint which vehicles had the defective parts.
The defect mainly stemmed from improperly stored chemicals that botched the propellant used to inflate the airbags, Takata had advised U.S. regulations authorities...
The 2013 recall was the largest in airbag-related recalls and was done after a series of accidents eventually led to two deaths, allegedly caused by the faulty airbags.
Also in 2013, other carmakers including Honda, Nissan Motor Co. and BMW recalled 3.6 million vehicles over faulty airbags that had the potential to explode and injure the driver or passengers. The airbags were also made by Takata Corp.
Toyota was notified of one case when the defective airbag inflator had caused the seat cover to burn. The recalled vehicles were said to have been equipped with passenger-seat airbags that could deploy abnormally, potentially injuring the driver and the passengers, according to the Daily Mail UK.
Stock market shares for Takata Corp dropped by 4% after the recall when Tokyo markets closed.
A Takata Corp. spokesperson indicated that more vehicles could be recalled because of this defect. The rep also said that they had incomplete quality-control records so it was hard to trace and pinpoint which vehicles had the defective parts.
The defect mainly stemmed from improperly stored chemicals that botched the propellant used to inflate the airbags, Takata had advised U.S. regulations authorities...
Source: Automobile News
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