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Toyota Recalls Another 5.8 Million Takata Airbag Inflators
Toyota Motor Corp. is launching a global recall of some 5.8 million vehicles to replace Takata Corp. airbag inflators that could explode when triggered by a crash.
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Toyota Motor Corp. is launching a global recall of some 5.8 million vehicles to replace Takata Corp. airbag inflators that could explode when triggered by a crash.
Most of the vehicles, which were produced between 2006 and 2014, are located in China, Europe and Japan. Toyota has already recalled the same models in the U.S. under a separate campaign.
All the affected cars are equipped with inflators that lack a drying agent. The desiccant helps prevent the inflator propellant from deteriorating after prolonged exposure to high heat and humidity. If the propellant decomposes, it can misfire in a crash and blast shrapnel into the passenger compartment. The flawed devices have been linked to at least 15 fatalities and more than 130 injuries.
The recall will replace the inflators with updated devices that contain a drying agent. Toyota says about 20,000 of the targeted vehicles will have their inflators exchanged for the second time. That’s because devices replaced in a recall in 2010 also lacked a drying agent.
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