To avoid severe loss in public trust and confidence such as Toyota and GM
suffered recently, car manufacturers are now issuing recalls at the slightest
hint of a problem. As a result, people are getting tired of the numerous recalls
from different manufacturers. Some of these recalls are now practically ignored
by car owners.

However, I have decided to post this airbag recall because it was issued by
the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and has been
all over the news here. On their website, they wrote "NHTSA urges owners of
certain Toyota, Honda, Mazda, BMW, Nissan, and General Motors vehicles to
act immediately on recall notices to replace defective Takata airbags".

According to reports, at least four people have died when inflator mechanisms
ruptured on the air bags, spraying the passengers with metal fragments. NHTSA
warned drivers whose cars have been recalled as a result of faulty inflators to
take them to the dealer immediately.

Car owners uncertain about whether their vehicle is equipped with a Takata airbag
can check at www.safercar.gov/vinlookup. Using the site requires that owners enter
their vehicle identification number (VIN).

A complete list of the affected vehicles is available at the NHTSA website. But the best
thing to do will be to type in your VIN number at www.safercar.gov/vinlookup and see for
yourself whether your car is affected or not. I say this because the list may be a bit
confusing for some people. For instance 2001 - 2007 Honda Accords are affected by
the recall but only the 4 cylinder engines. V6 engines are not affected.

References:
NHTSA Website
Washington Post

BizBooks:
To avoid severe loss in public trust and confidence such as Toyota and GM
suffered recently, car manufacturers are now issuing recalls at the slightest
hint of a problem. As a result, people are getting tired of the numerous recalls
from different manufacturers. Some of these recalls are now practically ignored
by car owners.

However, I have decided to post this airbag recall because it was issued by
the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and has been
all over the news here. On their website, they wrote "NHTSA urges owners of
certain Toyota, Honda, Mazda, BMW, Nissan, and General Motors vehicles to
act immediately on recall notices to replace defective Takata airbags".

According to reports, at least four people have died when inflator mechanisms
ruptured on the air bags, spraying the passengers with metal fragments. NHTSA
warned drivers whose cars have been recalled as a result of faulty inflators to
take them to the dealer immediately.

Car owners uncertain about whether their vehicle is equipped with a Takata airbag
can check at www.safercar.gov/vinlookup. Using the site requires that owners enter
their vehicle identification number (VIN).

A complete list of the affected vehicles is available at the NHTSA website. But the best
thing to do will be to type in your VIN number at www.safercar.gov/vinlookup and see for
yourself whether your car is affected or not. I say this because the list may be a bit
confusing for some people. For instance 2001 - 2007 Honda Accords are affected by
the recall but only the 4 cylinder engines. V6 engines are not affected.

References:
NHTSA Website
Washington Post

This is an extremely important issue and should be up there on Car Talk :

http://www.nhtsa.gov/About+NHTSA/Press+Releases/New-free-online-search-tool-for-recalls-using-VIN-released
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/takata-airbag-incident-fatally-injures-a-woman-87988.html
http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Owners/VIN-lookup-msg

Especially since American cars often end up in Nigeria

If your model and year is on this list, please take action speedily!

BMW: 627,615 total number of potentially affected vehicles
2000 – 2005 3 Series Sedan
2000 – 2006 3 Series Coupe
2000 – 2005 3 Series Sports Wagon
2000 – 2006 3 Series Convertible
2001 – 2006 M3 Coupe
2001 – 2006 M3 Convertible

Chrysler: 371,309 total number of potentially affected vehicles
2005 – 2008 Chrysler 300
2007 – 2008 Chrysler Aspen
2003 – 2008 Dodge Ram 1500
2005 – 2008 Dodge Ram 2500
2006 – 2008 Dodge Ram 3500
2006 – 2008 Dodge Ram 4500
2008 Dodge Ram 5500
2005 – 2008 Dodge Durango
2005 – 2008 Dodge Dakota

Ford: 58,669 total number of potentially affected vehicles
2004 Ranger
2005 – 2006 GT
2005 – 2007 Mustang

General Motors: undetermined total number of potentially affected vehicles
2003 – 2005 Pontiac Vibe
2005 Saab 9-2X

Honda: 5,051,364 total number of potentially affected vehicles
2001 – 2007 Honda Accord
2001 – 2005 Honda Civic
2002 – 2006 Honda CR-V
2003 – 2011 Honda Element
2002 – 2004 Honda Odyssey
2003 – 2007 Honda Pilot
2006 Honda Ridgeline
2003 – 2006 Acura MDX
2002 – 2003 Acura TL/CL
2005 Acura RL

Mazda: 64,872 total number of potentially affected vehicles
2003 – 2007 Mazda6
2006 – 2007 MazdaSpeed6
2004 – 2008 Mazda RX-8
2004 – 2005 MPV
2004 – B-Series Truck

Mitsubishi: 11,985 total number of potentially affected vehicles
2004 – 2005 Lancer
2006 – 2007 Raider

Nissan: 694,626 total number of potentially affected vehicles
2001 – 2003 Nissan Maxima
2001 – 2004 Nissan Pathfinder
2002 – 2004 Nissan Sentra
2001 – 2004 Infiniti I30/I35
2002 – 2003 Infiniti QX4
2003 – 2005 Infiniti FX35/FX45

Subaru: 17,516 total number of potentially affected vehicles
2003 – 2005 Baja
2003 – 2005 Legacy
2003 – 2005 Outback
2004 – 2005 Impreza

Toyota: 877,000 total number of potentially affected vehicles
2002 – 2005 Lexus SC
2002 – 2005 Toyota Corolla
2003 – 2005 Toyota Corolla Matrix
2002 – 2005 Toyota Sequoia
2003 – 2005 Toyota Tundra

Source:http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1095064_nhtsa-expands-takata-airbag-recall-heres-an-updated-list-of-every-u-s-car-affected