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January 8, 2018
Takata airbag recall grows by 3.3 million more cars
https://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1114651_takata-airbag-recall-grows-by-3-3-million-more-cars

An additional 3.3 million cars using Takata airbag inflators have been added to an already massive recall list. The tally now stands at approximately 34 million vehicles, making it the largest wave of recalls in U.S. history.

The latest round affects cars made by Honda, Toyota, Audi, BMW, Daimler Vans, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Jaguar-Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, and Tesla, and it covers certain vehicles built between 2009 and 2010 and some from 2013.

I heard on the news one make of car owners were told not to drive their cars anymore - just park it, more people killed and or injured.

Takata is one of the largest airbag suppliers to automakers. Since discovery of the flaw in 2013, recalls on 46 million inflators have been issued. While Takata says only vehicles with prolonged exposure to hot and humid conditions are affected, all cars with the faulty inflators are subject to recalls.

Of those cars recalled, more than half have yet to be repaired.

Since the recall began, Takata has filed for bankruptcy, been fined $1 billion, and three executives have been convicted for falsifying data.

To find out if your car/truck is on the list click the link below.

https://www.nhtsa.gov/recall-spotlight/takata-air-bags

Ferrari and McLaren are on the list too.