Nissan announced Saturday that it is recalling more than 220,000 vehicles over the fast-growing Takata airbag issue.
Faulty airbags have resulted in an ever increasing number of vehicles being recalled by several car makers in the auto industry. The latest is the expansion of Nissan's recall announced Saturday, adding 226,326 vehicles in the US to repair faulty airbags, the Associated Press reports.
Nissan issued its voluntary recall notice to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last week. According to the report, the problem with the airbag is the faulty inflator that can burst during an accident resulting in exploding hot metal and plastic shrapnel that may cause damage to the passenger. The problem has been linked to one recent injury, where a woman driver suffered burns and bruises on her arms and legs. The same problem caused two deaths in 2009 in Honda vehicles.
The latest recall by Nissan affects Infiniti JX35 SUV 2003, Infiniti FX35 2003, Infiniti FX45 2003, Infiniti I35 2002-2003, Infiniti QX42 2002-2003, Maxima 2002-2003, Pathfinder 2002-2003, and Sentra 2002-2004.
Earlier in June, Nissan recalled 755,000 cars worldwide due to the same defective airbags made by Takata. The issue has caused nearly 10 million vehicles from different car makers to be recalled for repair. Renowned auto titans such as BMW, Chrysler, Mazda, Honda, and GM have all called back thousands and millions of vehicles.
In July, BMW recalled 1.6 million cars worldwide for the same airbag defect that prompted Toyota to recall 2.27 vehicles globally in June. Nissan, Honda, BMW and other car makers recalled about 3.6 million vehicles last year to fix the airbag defect in different models. Honda's recalls have reached a record 6 million mark since 2008, including the 2 million vehicles that were added last month.
Nissan's representative Brian Brockman said the company hasn't come across any accidents or injuries related to the recall. The initiative will begin August 11 and car dealers will replace the faulty part at no charge to the customer.
