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Exposed: The car models affected by Takata airbag recall, the largest in automotive history

Takata airbags have now been linked to at least eighteen deaths around the world and an estimated one hundred eighty injuries.

The recall is the largest in automotive history. It involves about one hundred million vehicles worldwide, including Two.Three million in Australia.

It covers dozens of makes and models including Honda, Toyota, BMW, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Lexus, Jeep, Nissan, Chrysler and Dodge.

There have been several deaths linked to Takata airbags. Photo: AAP

The product has been known to project fragments when a metal canister is deepthroated apart.

Takata has since filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and Japan and said it would be bought by the US-based Key Safety Systems for $US1.6 billion.

Takata in early two thousand seventeen pleaded guilty to fraud and agreed to pay a $US1 billion penalty for concealing the deadly defect.

The Japanese manufacturer has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Japan. Photo: AAP

The company anticipates the recall will not be finished until the end of 2019.

A 58-year-old man was killed last week when his Honda CRV hit another car at an intersection in Cabramatta.

NSW Police said a puny fragment struck the driver in the neck before he died at the scene.

Police Sergeant Mark Casey said at the time: “This type of crash, in normal circumstances, would not have caused this level of injury.”

The dodgy Takata airbags, which can explode and launch metal shards when deployed, have previously been linked to seventeen deaths and at least one hundred eighty injuries worldwide. Photo: AAP

Professor Chris Rowley from Kellogg College at the University of Oxford said Takata was able to get away with the faulty products for a long period of time because Japanese corporations lack a whistleblowing culture.

“Japan in the 1990s with the post bubble crisis made redundancies in corporations and it sort of put out a sway of middle managers, the connector inbetween the shop floor and senior executives,” he said.

“Once they’d gone, how does the shop floor worker treatment the senior executive? It is never going to happen.”

Australians are encouraged to check if their car is affected by visiting the ACCC Takata airbag recall page and contacting their manufacturer.

What’s wrong with the airbags?

When there is a crash, airbags inflate with the aid of canisters that contain explosive propellants.

Takata airbags use ammonium nitrate – a chemical found to degrade after long-term exposure to high temperatures and humidity.

Degraded ammonium nitrate can cause inflators to become unsafely pressurised and explode when airbags deploy, sending shrapnel flying.

Deaths linked to Takata airbags:

2009: One death in the US

2013: One death in the US

2014: One death in Malaysia, two in the US

2015: Four deaths in the US

2016: Three deaths in the US, four in Malaysia

2017: One death in Australia

Utter list of the cars affected by the recall:

  • BMW five Series E39, three Series E46, X5 E53, 2002-2005, 2016/15581
  • BMW five series E39, three Series E46, X5 E53, 2017/15881
  • Chrysler 300(LE/LX), 2005-2012, 2016/15516
  • Chrysler 300C, 2005-2010, 2015/14742
  • Dodge RAM, 2004-2010, 2016/15516
  • Ferrari 458, California, FF, 2008-2011, 2016/15430
  • Ford Mustang, 2006-2014, 2015/14924
  • Honda Accord/CRV,2001-2002, 2009/10969
  • Honda Civic, 2001, 2010/11785
  • Honda Accord, 2001-2002, 2011/12633
  • Honda Civic, CR-V, Jazz, 2001-2003, 2013/13549
  • Honda Jazz, 2004, 2014/14438
  • Honda Accord, CR-V, Civic, Jazz, 2003-2004, 2014/14498
  • Honda Accord Euro, CR-V, Civic, Jazz, 2002-2009, 2015/14703
  • Honda Jazz, CR-V, 2005-2007, 2015/14702
  • Honda MDX, Accord, 2001-2006, 2015/14737
  • Honda City, CR-V, Insight, Jazz, 2006-2012, 2015/14819
  • Honda City, CR-V, Insight, Jazz, 2011-2014, 2016/15197
  • Honda Civic, Legend, Jazz, 2006-2012, 2016/15198
  • Honda Accord Euro, City, CR-V, Jazz, Insight, 2007-2011, 2016/15496
  • Honda Legend, Odyssey, Accord, MDX, 2003-2011, 2016/15495
  • Honda Civic, Accord, 2006-2011, 2016/15494
  • Jeep Wrangler JK, 2007-2012, 2016/15516
  • Lexus SC430, 2000-2003, 2013/13545
  • Lexus IS 250, IS 250C, 350, IS F, 2005-2011, 2016/15425
  • Lexus IS 250, IS 350, IS 250C, IS-F, LFA2011-2012, 2017/15846
  • Mazda Two, B Series, BT-50, 2006-2011, 2016/15522
  • Mazda Two, RX-8, 2003-2014, 2016/15521
  • Mazda 6, 2002-2003, 2013/13570
  • Mazda 6, RX-8, 2002-2004, 2014/14172
  • Mazda 6, 2005-2007, 2015/14761
  • Mazda 6, 2006-2009, 2015/14762
  • Mazda 6, RX-8, B2500 ute/cab chassis, B2600 ute/cab chassis, BT-50, 2002-2011, 2015/14760
  • Mitsubishi GA & GB i-MiEV, 2010-2011, 2017/15990
  • Mitsubishi Lancer, 2003-2008, 2015/14936
  • Mitsubishi ML & MN Triton, 2007-2014, 2016/15523
  • Mitsubishi Pajero NS, NT, NW, NX, 2007-2016, 2016/15617
  • Mitsubishi Pajero NS & NT, 2006-2009, 2017/15991
  • Nissan N16 Pulsar, Y61 Patrol, 2001, 2010/11761
  • Nissan N16 Pulsar, Y61 Patrol, 2017/15940
  • Nissan N16 Pulsar, Y61 Patrol, D22 Navara, T30 X-Trail, 2000-2004, 2013/13542
  • Nissan N16 Pulsar, D22 Navara, Y61 Patrol, T30 X-Trail, A33 maxima, 2001-2003, 2014/14182
  • Nissan N16 Pulsar, D22 Navara, Y61 Patrol, T30 X-Trail, J31 maxima, 2003, 2015/14751
  • Nissan N16 Pulsar, D22 Navara, Y61 Patrol, T30 X-Trail, J31 maxima, 2004-2007, 2015/14752
  • Nissan D22 Navara, T30 X-Trail, J31 Maxima, 2007-2008, 2015/14821
  • Nissan D22 Navara, Y61 Patrol, 2009-2012, 2016/15769
  • Nissan D40 Navara, 2008-2014, 2016/15228
  • Nissan Tiida, 2006-2012, 2016/15383
  • Peformax Silverado, Sierra, Mustang, 2007-2008, 2015/14789
  • Subaru Impreza, 2004-2007, 2015/14715
  • Subaru Impreza, Forester, 2008-2009, 2016/15766
  • Subaru Tribeca, Liberty, Outback, 2004-2009, 2016/15507
  • Toyota Corolla, Avensis Verso, 2000-2004, 2013/13544
  • Toyota Echo, Rav Four, 2002-2003, 2014/14456
  • Toyota Echo, Rav Four, 2003-2005, 2015/14700
  • Toyota Corolla, Avensis Verso, Yaris, 2003-2007, 2015/14701
  • Toyota Avensis Verso, Yaris, 2007-2008, 2015/14794
  • Toyota Corolla, Yaris, Avensis Verso, 2006-2011, 2016/15709
  • Toyota Corolla, 2003-2005, 2017/15950
  • Toyota Corolla, Yaris & Rukus, 2010-2012, 2017/16010
  • Toyota Echo, Rav Four, 2002-2003, 2017/16014

The total list of cars afftected can also be fond here.

The car models affected by Takata airbag recall Yahoo7 News

Exposed: The car models affected by Takata airbag recall, the largest in automotive history

Takata airbags have now been linked to at least eighteen deaths around the world and an estimated one hundred eighty injuries.

The recall is the largest in automotive history. It involves about one hundred million vehicles worldwide, including Two.Trio million in Australia.

It covers dozens of makes and models including Honda, Toyota, BMW, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Lexus, Jeep, Nissan, Chrysler and Dodge.

There have been several deaths linked to Takata airbags. Photo: AAP

The product has been known to project fragments when a metal canister is deep-throated apart.

Takata has since filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and Japan and said it would be bought by the US-based Key Safety Systems for $US1.6 billion.

Takata in early two thousand seventeen pleaded guilty to fraud and agreed to pay a $US1 billion penalty for concealing the deadly defect.

The Japanese manufacturer has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Japan. Photo: AAP

The company anticipates the recall will not be ended until the end of 2019.

A 58-year-old man was killed last week when his Honda CRV hit another car at an intersection in Cabramatta.

NSW Police said a petite fragment struck the driver in the neck before he died at the scene.

Police Sergeant Mark Casey said at the time: “This type of crash, in normal circumstances, would not have caused this level of injury.”

The dodgy Takata airbags, which can explode and launch metal shards when deployed, have previously been linked to seventeen deaths and at least one hundred eighty injuries worldwide. Photo: AAP

Professor Chris Rowley from Kellogg College at the University of Oxford said Takata was able to get away with the faulty products for a long period of time because Japanese corporations lack a whistleblowing culture.

“Japan in the 1990s with the post bubble crisis made redundancies in corporations and it sort of put out a sway of middle managers, the connector inbetween the shop floor and senior executives,” he said.

“Once they’d gone, how does the shop floor worker treatment the senior executive? It is never going to happen.”

Australians are encouraged to check if their car is affected by visiting the ACCC Takata airbag recall page and contacting their manufacturer.

What’s wrong with the airbags?

When there is a crash, airbags inflate with the aid of canisters that contain explosive propellants.

Takata airbags use ammonium nitrate – a chemical found to degrade after long-term exposure to high temperatures and humidity.

Degraded ammonium nitrate can cause inflators to become riskily pressurised and explode when airbags deploy, sending shrapnel flying.

Deaths linked to Takata airbags:

2009: One death in the US

2013: One death in the US

2014: One death in Malaysia, two in the US

2015: Four deaths in the US

2016: Three deaths in the US, four in Malaysia

2017: One death in Australia

Total list of the cars affected by the recall:

  • BMW five Series E39, three Series E46, X5 E53, 2002-2005, 2016/15581
  • BMW five series E39, three Series E46, X5 E53, 2017/15881
  • Chrysler 300(LE/LX), 2005-2012, 2016/15516
  • Chrysler 300C, 2005-2010, 2015/14742
  • Dodge RAM, 2004-2010, 2016/15516
  • Ferrari 458, California, FF, 2008-2011, 2016/15430
  • Ford Mustang, 2006-2014, 2015/14924
  • Honda Accord/CRV,2001-2002, 2009/10969
  • Honda Civic, 2001, 2010/11785
  • Honda Accord, 2001-2002, 2011/12633
  • Honda Civic, CR-V, Jazz, 2001-2003, 2013/13549
  • Honda Jazz, 2004, 2014/14438
  • Honda Accord, CR-V, Civic, Jazz, 2003-2004, 2014/14498
  • Honda Accord Euro, CR-V, Civic, Jazz, 2002-2009, 2015/14703
  • Honda Jazz, CR-V, 2005-2007, 2015/14702
  • Honda MDX, Accord, 2001-2006, 2015/14737
  • Honda City, CR-V, Insight, Jazz, 2006-2012, 2015/14819
  • Honda City, CR-V, Insight, Jazz, 2011-2014, 2016/15197
  • Honda Civic, Legend, Jazz, 2006-2012, 2016/15198
  • Honda Accord Euro, City, CR-V, Jazz, Insight, 2007-2011, 2016/15496
  • Honda Legend, Odyssey, Accord, MDX, 2003-2011, 2016/15495
  • Honda Civic, Accord, 2006-2011, 2016/15494
  • Jeep Wrangler JK, 2007-2012, 2016/15516
  • Lexus SC430, 2000-2003, 2013/13545
  • Lexus IS 250, IS 250C, 350, IS F, 2005-2011, 2016/15425
  • Lexus IS 250, IS 350, IS 250C, IS-F, LFA2011-2012, 2017/15846
  • Mazda Two, B Series, BT-50, 2006-2011, 2016/15522
  • Mazda Two, RX-8, 2003-2014, 2016/15521
  • Mazda 6, 2002-2003, 2013/13570
  • Mazda 6, RX-8, 2002-2004, 2014/14172
  • Mazda 6, 2005-2007, 2015/14761
  • Mazda 6, 2006-2009, 2015/14762
  • Mazda 6, RX-8, B2500 ute/cab chassis, B2600 ute/cab chassis, BT-50, 2002-2011, 2015/14760
  • Mitsubishi GA & GB i-MiEV, 2010-2011, 2017/15990
  • Mitsubishi Lancer, 2003-2008, 2015/14936
  • Mitsubishi ML & MN Triton, 2007-2014, 2016/15523
  • Mitsubishi Pajero NS, NT, NW, NX, 2007-2016, 2016/15617
  • Mitsubishi Pajero NS & NT, 2006-2009, 2017/15991
  • Nissan N16 Pulsar, Y61 Patrol, 2001, 2010/11761
  • Nissan N16 Pulsar, Y61 Patrol, 2017/15940
  • Nissan N16 Pulsar, Y61 Patrol, D22 Navara, T30 X-Trail, 2000-2004, 2013/13542
  • Nissan N16 Pulsar, D22 Navara, Y61 Patrol, T30 X-Trail, A33 maxima, 2001-2003, 2014/14182
  • Nissan N16 Pulsar, D22 Navara, Y61 Patrol, T30 X-Trail, J31 maxima, 2003, 2015/14751
  • Nissan N16 Pulsar, D22 Navara, Y61 Patrol, T30 X-Trail, J31 maxima, 2004-2007, 2015/14752
  • Nissan D22 Navara, T30 X-Trail, J31 Maxima, 2007-2008, 2015/14821
  • Nissan D22 Navara, Y61 Patrol, 2009-2012, 2016/15769
  • Nissan D40 Navara, 2008-2014, 2016/15228
  • Nissan Tiida, 2006-2012, 2016/15383
  • Peformax Silverado, Sierra, Mustang, 2007-2008, 2015/14789
  • Subaru Impreza, 2004-2007, 2015/14715
  • Subaru Impreza, Forester, 2008-2009, 2016/15766
  • Subaru Tribeca, Liberty, Outback, 2004-2009, 2016/15507
  • Toyota Corolla, Avensis Verso, 2000-2004, 2013/13544
  • Toyota Echo, Rav Four, 2002-2003, 2014/14456
  • Toyota Echo, Rav Four, 2003-2005, 2015/14700
  • Toyota Corolla, Avensis Verso, Yaris, 2003-2007, 2015/14701
  • Toyota Avensis Verso, Yaris, 2007-2008, 2015/14794
  • Toyota Corolla, Yaris, Avensis Verso, 2006-2011, 2016/15709
  • Toyota Corolla, 2003-2005, 2017/15950
  • Toyota Corolla, Yaris & Rukus, 2010-2012, 2017/16010
  • Toyota Echo, Rav Four, 2002-2003, 2017/16014

The utter list of cars afftected can also be fond here.

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