Takata’s airbag recall in the US has been expanded by 12 million vehicles in the USA with eight automakers announcing recalls, according to Automotive News.
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The airbag inflators in affected vehicles “can explode with too much force and spray metal shrapnel into vehicle passenger compartments”, explains Reuters.
At least 933,000 Fiat Chrysler cars sold in Canada, Mexico and overseas are also affected, and the USA recall also affects vehicles from Toyota, Subaru, Mazda, Nissan, Mitsubishi, and even 2,800 Ferrari sports cars.
As those of you who have followed the topic already know, Takata had to expand its airbag recall by several million vehicles after it discovered that some of its inflators were manufactured without a drying agent. Eleven individuals have died as a result of the faulty airbags, and more than one hundred individuals have suffered injuries.
Most were built between the 2005 and 2011 model years.
In addition, Toyota Motor Corp.is recalling 1,654,713 units, Mazda Motor Corp.
They are prioritized by the car’s age and the risk of exposure to high humidity.
Japan’s Takata this month agreed to declare as many as 40 million additional airbag inflators defective by 2019 in a move that will involve recalls by 17 automakers.
The same problem has affected approximately seven million cars sold in Japan, and the country’s Transport Ministry has ordered manufacturers that sold vehicles there with potentially defective airbag inflators to replace the parts.
While previous recalls targeted driver-side inflators, this new recall is focused on passenger-side inflators, Automotive News reports.
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Separately, Takata is in bailout talks with a number of potential investors including private equity firm KKR & Co, a source told Reuters on Thursday.
