Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday Oct 26,2016 said it was recalling
about 5.8 million cars at home and abroad over potentially faulty air
bag inflators made by Takata Corp., including those used as replacement
parts following a 2010 recall.
Automakers worldwide
are ramping up the industry's biggest-ever recall after parts supplier
Takata, under pressure from U.S. authorities, agreed earlier this year
to declare more of its air bags as defective in the United States and
other countries.
The air bag inflators in question
use a chemical compound which can explode with excessive force after
prolonged exposure to hot conditions, and have been linked to at least
16 deaths globally, mainly in the United States.
Toyota's
latest recall includes the Corolla, one of the world's best-selling
models, and the Vitz or Yaris subcompact hatchback model. It covers
driver-side and passenger-side airbags installed in cars produced
between May 2000 and November 2001, and April 2006 and December 2014,
the company said in an email.
It affects about 1.16
million vehicles sold in Japan, about 820,000 cars sold in China and
around 1.47 million cars in the European market.
The
recall extends to Central and South America, Africa, the Near and Middle
East and Singapore, and also includes the Hilux pick-up truck and the
Etios line of sedans and hatchbacks.
The move shows the complicated nature of the inflator recall, which began around 2008 and continues to expand.
The
latest recall includes about 20,000 cars which were fitted with
replacement Takata inflators following an initial 2010 recall, as the
replacement parts are also seen to be at risk of exploding as they do
not contain a drying agent.
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