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Thursday, April 11, 2013

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From NBC News - Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mazda are recalling 3.4 million vehicles worldwide – including at least 1 million in North America - over a defect in passenger airbags, the companies announced Thursday.

Toyota said “improperly manufactured” parts could cause the front passenger airbag to “rupture” and “deploy abnormally in the event of a crash”

Japanese parts maker Takata supplied the airbags related to the recalls, company spokesman Toyohiro Hishikawa said.

Toyota is recalling about 1.73 million vehicles globally, including 510,000 vehicles in North America, a press statement said.

Honda is recalling around 1.14 million vehicles worldwide, including 560,000 in North America, it said in a statement.

Nissan said it is recalling about 480,000 vehicles globally, while Mazda is recalling about 45,500 vehicles, Reuters reported.

The part can be replaced in between an hour to two and a half hours for most models, Hishikawa told Reuters.

He said Takata has been informed of only 2 million global recalls, according to Reuters.

The reason for the discrepancy was not immediately clear but the Toyota statement indicated the recall may involve a larger number of vehicles in order "to locate the suspect inflators.”
Toyota to hold the largest vehicle recall in 16 years - NBC News

Toyota to Recall Millions - HuffingtonHuffHuffPost

Honda Recalls 750,000 Vehicles - NBC News

Three out of Top Five Recalled are Japanese Cars - NY Times

Recalls by Make

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