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Japan Regulators Plan Direct Appeal on Takata Airbag Recalls
This month Japan’s transport ministry will begin a direct appeal to owners of vehicles equipped with potentially dangerous Takata Corp. airbag inflators in an unprecedented effort to get the devices replaced, Bloomberg News reports.
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This month Japan’s transport ministry will begin a direct appeal to owners of vehicles equipped with potentially dangerous Takata Corp. airbag inflators in an unprecedented effort to get the devices replaced, Bloomberg News reports.
The direct-mail campaign will include visits by ministry officials and carmaker representatives to the homes of about 37,000 owners who haven’t yet responded to Takata recalls. The visits will include a survey to gauge owner attitudes about fixing safety defects.
Japanese carmakers have recalled more than 12 million vehicles in Japan to replace Takata inflators that could explode when triggered by a crash. Bloomberg says 54% of the affected models have been repaired.
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