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S. Korea Claims Daimler Is Stalling on Takata Recall
South Korea’s transport ministry complains that Daimler AG has is stalling on the government’s year-old request that it replace Takata Corp. airbag inflators in Mercedes-Benz vehicles sold in the country.
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South Korea’s transport ministry complains that Daimler AG is stalling on the government’s year-old request that it replace Takata Corp. airbag inflators in Mercedes-Benz vehicles sold in the country.
Korea’s Chosunilbo says Daimler is resisting because it claims the Takata devices in its cars have a different design and production method than the 100 million units being recalled worldwide by 19 carmakers. The inflators can misfire in a crash, blasting metal shrapnel into the passenger compartment.
The ministry is targeting 13,800 imported Mercedes cars in Korea, all of them built between 2006 and 2012. The agency tells The Chosunilbo the carmaker has already agreed to recall the same models in China as part of a campaign covering more than 350,000 cars.
The newspaper says Mercedes has been testing selected models from various countries to determine whether a global recall is necessary.
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