Original title: Toyota Honda recalls more than 6 million defective cars due to defective airbags
The reference News Network reported on January 23.Toyota Motor Corp announced on January 21 that it would recall 3.42 million vehicles worldwide because of an electronic defect that could prevent airbags from opening in the event of a collision, foreign media said.
The recall covers 2.9 million vehicles Toyota sells in the United States, including the 2011-2019 Corolla, the 2011-2013 Matrix, the 2012-2018 Asian Dragon and the 2013-2018 hybrid Asian Dragon. The recall is related to a fatal car accident.
According to the report, these vehicles have an electronic control unit that does not provide adequate protection against electrical noise that may occur in a collision, which may result in airbags not being able to bounce off completely or not during a collision. It may also cause the seat belt pretensioner to fail.
It is reported that in April 2019, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it would expand its investigation into 12.3 million potentially defective airbags. This involves a number of automakers, including Toyota's cars to be recalled this time.
NHTSA said in April last year that it had confirmed Toyota Motor Corp's two frontal impact accidents, one of which killed people, and that the airbag may not have ejected due to electrical overstress problems. Both accidents involved the new Corolla.
NHTSA said the airbag under investigation was installed on more than 12 million vehicles sold by Toyota, Fiat Chrysler, Honda, Hyundai, Kia and Mitsubishi between 2010 and 2019.
The cars are equipped with an airbag control device, which was first produced by Tianhe Automobile Group of the United States, which was later acquired by Germany's Zaifu Group.
NHTSA said the failure may have led to eight deaths.
Hyundai, Kia and Fiat Chrysler have previously recalled more than 2.5 million cars equipped with such airbag controls.
Fiat Chrysler reportedly recalled nearly 2 million cars with airbag problems in 2016, saying it had received reports that the problems may have killed three people and injured five others.
Hyundai and Kia recalled more than 1 million vehicles in 2018. The two companies said they had received reports that four deaths and six injuries in North America were linked to airbag failures.
Toyota Motor Corp's dealers will install a noise filter between the airbag control module and the wire harness as needed.
Toyota declined to say how many casualties were related to the defect, the report said. The company will notify car owners of the recall by mid-March this year.
Toyota Motor Corp announced on the 21st that it will recall (free recovery and repair) about 3.42 million vehicles in North and Central and South America because of defects in airbags that may not be able to open in a crash, Kyodo News reported on January 22. Honda also said on January 22nd that it would recall about 2.7 million vehicles in the United States and Canada because of problems with airbags made by Takata.
Honda recalled two brands of passenger cars, Honda and Acura, which were manufactured from 1996 to 2003, due to possible defects in airbag parts made by Takata, the report said.
Toyota and Honda of Japan recently announced that they would recall more than 6 million defective cars worldwide. The picture shows workers repairing a Toyota. (file picture)