China Pressures GM, Daimler, VW to Recall Faulty Takata Airbag Inflators

China’s central government is calling on General Motors, Daimler and Volkswagen to promptly replace explosion-prone Takata Corp. airbag inflators used in their cars, Reuters reports.

The country’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine complains on its website that the three companies have proposed merely recalling small numbers of cars for testing and analysis. Reuters says the ministry told the companies earlier this week it expects them to “fulfill their legal obligations” to fix the affected cars.

There are more than 20 million vehicles in China that were equipped with the flawed Takata inflators, according to the ministry. It says 37 manufacturers have so far recalled 10.6 million of those devices. Five other manufacturers are preparing to recall another 1.3 million cars.

The China recalls are in addition to some 100 million vehicles being recalled by 19 carmakers elsewhere around the world. The Takata inflators can deteriorate over time, then misfire when triggered by a crash. The devices have been linked to at least 17 fatalities and more than 100 injuries.