Toyota Recall - Information & Updates

Do you think the Takata airbag recall is being handled well by carmakers? Tell us what you think in the comments below. Honda 421,000Toyota 258,000Nissan 223,520Mazda 150,000BMW 43,734Subaru 33,556Chrysler 5508Total so far: 1,135,318 Takata airbags: the recalled models so farChrysler 300C sedan 2005 to 2007BMW 3 Series 1997 to 2006Honda Jazz 2004 to 2009Honda Accord 2001 to 2006Honda Accord Euro 2004 to 2007Honda CR-V 2002 to 2008Honda Civic 2004 to 2005Honda Civic 2006 to 2011 (added 25 February 2016)Honda Legend 2007 to 2012 (added 25 February 2016)Honda Jazz 2012 (added 25 February 2016)Honda MDX 2003 to 2006Lexus SC430 2001 to 2003Mazda6 2002 to 2007Mazda6 2006 to 2009Mazda RX-8 2002 onwards (added 8 March 2016)Mazda B2500 ute 2002 onwards (added 8 March 2016)Mazda BT-50 ute 2007 to 2011 (added 8 March 2016)Mercedes-Benz SL and SLK 2014Nissan N16 Pulsar 2000 to 2006Nissan D22 Navara 1997 to 2004Nissan Y61 Patrol 1997 to 2010Nissan T30 X-TRAIL 2001 to 2007Nissan A33 Maxima 1999 to 2003Subaru Impreza 2004 to 2007Toyota Echo 2003 to 2005Toyota RAV4 2003 to 2005Toyota Corolla 2003 to 2007Toyota Yaris 2005 to 2007Toyota Avensis 2003 to 2007

Cars are either being built worse -- or companies are getting better at detecting faults.a range of models made over the last 10 years replacing potentially deadly Takata airbags in 1.3 million cars in Australia. a second, airbag-related recall for the Priusreplacing potentially deadly Takata airbags in 1.3 million cars in Australia

This will go down in automotive history as one of the weirdest automotive recalls of all time.

Only a fraction of the 1.2 million cars on Australia roads with airbags that can spray shrapnel have been fixed, new figures show.

Australia's top consumer watchdog has issued an unprecedented recall on counterfeit brake pads that contain asbestos.

A discovery of bogus car safety parts in Sydney and Melbourne has led to an unprecedented raid on a factory in China.

Australia’s best-selling SUV is being recalled due to faulty seatbelts, but the fix won't arrive until June.

Shine Lawyers have been contacted by five people who have reported airbags exploding with "excessive force" in a crash, leaving them with facial scars and bruising.Some spent weeks in hospital and others have been unable to return to work. Along with these claims, serious concerns have emerged about the effectiveness of Australia's recall process.The number of suspect cars rose to 168,000 last year, then 400,000 last month and now 850,000Toyota has only managed to examine and, where needed fix, just 29 per cent of 1700 Corollas and Avensis Versos red-flagged in April, 2013, when the number of cars considered at risk was 12,000 and there was no parts shortage.The number of suspect cars rose to 168,000 last year, then 400,000 last month and now 850,000 across major brands.Around the world, 54 million vehicles are affected and the airbag maker, Takata, can no longer produce replacements quickly enough.By Christmas, Toyota hopes to have one-third of the stock needed for recently recalled Yaris models.And the Takata airbag recall is not alone in failing to gain traction. Samsung triggered an official alert on 145,000 potentially deadly washing machines in 2013 but is yet to see more than 80,000 of them.Manufacturers should be treating this as a consumer safety emergencyA Toyota spokeswoman blamed customers for the response to the 2013 recall. It and other manufacturers sent letters to addresses believed to link to at-risk vehicles. "We are relying on customers to book in their cars (for checks)," she said.Car makers needed to do more to get customers into safer vehicles, either by forcing Takata to work faster or by providing loan cars, said Shine partner Rebecca Jancauskas and Senator Nick Xenophon, who has a record of campaigning for greater product safety and owns a recalled 2006 Toyota Yaris."Manufacturers should be treating this as a consumer safety emergency," Senator Xenophon said."Would car company executives want their family members to be driving in cars when there is a real chance of injury or death? That's the pub test."Shine's Ms Jancauskas said questions need to be asked about the testing of products before they hit the Australian market. Relying on information from car makers, the Department of Infrastructure, which includes transport, said there has been no report of injury due to defective airbags.A class action would likely target Takata and car makers.