The automakers say it is 'increasingly possible' that airbag inflators in older models will explode and cause sharp metal fragments to strike the driver or passengers.
WATCH: BMW is recalling 394,000 older vehicles worldwide, 44,000 across Canada , equipped with Takata airbags that could explode and injure passengers. Anne Gaviola has this story and more in Business Matters for July 11, 2024 – Jul 11, 2024are warning more than 200,000 Canadian owners to stop driving their vehicles because of faulty airbags that could pose a “serious safety risk.”
“The age of these vehicles, some over 20-years old, makes it increasingly possible that air bag inflators will explode and cause sharp metal fragments to strike the driver or passengers resulting in serious injury or death,” Mazda Canada said.Affected Mazda vehicles include B-series pickup trucks, Mazda 6, Speed 6, RX8, CX-7 and CX-9 and older models from 2003 to 2015.
Affected Mercury and Lincoln models include the Milan, MKZ and Zephyr from 2006 through 2012, and the MKX from 2007 through 2010. There have been prior “do not drive” warnings issued by other automakers for vehicles with older Takata airbag inflators after fatal crashes.
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