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Mitsubishi, Mazda, Subaru Add 715,000 Cars to Takata Recalls
Mitsubishi, Mazda and Subaru plan to recall a combined 715,000 vehicles worldwide to replace Takata Corp. airbag inflators that could explode when triggered, Reuters reports.
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Mitsubishi, Mazda and Subaru plan to recall a combined 715,000 vehicles worldwide to replace Takata Corp. airbag inflators that could explode when triggered, Reuters reports.
Mitsubishi says it will call back 512,000 units, 100,000 of them in Japan. Mazda is recalling 112,000 cars and vans, including models it made for Mitsubishi and Nissan. Subaru owner Fuji Heavy Industries say it will repair 91,000 Impreza small sedans in Japan.
Reuters estimates about a dozen carmakers have now recalled more than 50 million vehicles worldwide to replace Takata inflators. The devices have been blamed for six fatalities and more than 100 injuries.
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