Japan's renowned car-makers Honda and Nissan issued a recall for 2.8 million vehicles, from last year, to fix an airbag issue.
The recall involves vehicles equipped with airbags manufactured by Takata, which includes popular models like Fit, CRV, Accord and ten other by Honda alone. As for Nissan, the recall affects 16 models globally including the Cube, Terrano and Sylphy. Honda's share in the recall is significantly higher with 2.03 million vehicles compared to Nissan's 755,000 cars worldwide.
The defective airbags made by Takata have put more than 4 million vehicles under company's recall notices. Safety flaws in vehicles are being looked at closely by the authorities after General Motors attracted worldwide attention with its recall affecting almost 2.6 million small cars over faulty ignition switches. The car maker is facing investigations for its recall. To prevent ending up in a similar situation, several car-makers have promptly issued recalls to fix any fault with vehicles. Though, recalls may put the car-maker's reputation at stake, they are highly important to ensure consumer safety. The latest airbag recall is a follow-up from April last year, when more than 3 million vehicles including 1.73 million for Toyota and 1.14 million for Honda were detained because of faulty air bag inflators supplied by Takata, Bloomberg reports. Honda's current recall did not include all the vehicles in last year's recall. The affected models were manufactured between August 2000 and December 2005. The recall is due to the front passenger airbag inflators that have been fitted with a faulty propellant component, resulting in the inflator to break in in the event of a crash. This poses a high fire risk or injuries to the passengers, the car-maker said. Honda, which is the biggest Takata customer, has recalled a total of 6 million vehicles due to Takata air bags issue in nine separate recalls since 2008. The defect had been a cause of death for two people in 2009, the report added. Nissan and Honda said there were no reports of accidents or injuries related to the current recall, BBC adds.
