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Takata Airbag Inflators Prompt Australia’s First Mandatory Auto Recall
The Australian government has ordered carmakers to recall 2.3 million vehicles to replace their explosion-prone Takata Corp. airbag inflators.
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The Australian government has ordered carmakers to recall 2.3 million vehicles to replace their explosion-prone Takata Corp. airbag inflators.
The campaign is the country’s largest product recall ever, and the first mandatory action involving cars, BBC News reports. Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission has ordered carmakers to complete the repairs within the next two years.
The faulty inflators have been blamed for at least 23 fatalities worldwide, including one in Australia. To date, 19 carmakers are recalling roughly 120 million of the Takata devices worldwide.
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