Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Mazda are recalling 3.4 million vehicles worldwide for air bag problems, the automakers announced in Japan.
In a news release, Honda said it wasn’t aware of any injuries related to the passenger-side air bag defect. But previously, Honda acknowledged it was aware of 18 injuries and two deaths linked to the driver’s air bag deploying with too much force and sending shards of metal into the drivers.
The recall announced in Tokyo on Thursday includes about 1.73 million Toyotas; 1.14 million Hondas; 480,000 Nissans and 45,000 Mazdas.
The Honda air bags are manufactured by Takata Corporation, which also supplies Toyota, Nissan and Mazda.
In the United States, Honda said it is recalling about 561,000 of its most popular vehicles because the passenger-side air bag could deploy with too much force, the same problem for which the automaker has recalled the driver’s air bag on almost 2 million vehicles since 2008.
Chris Martin, a Honda spokesman, wrote in an e-mail that the passenger-side air bag deploys differently. Instead of sending metal fragments directly at the driver, it “could propel metal fragments upward toward the windshield or downward toward the front passenger’s footwell.”
The Hondas being recalled are 43,000 2002-3 CR-V models; 426,000 2001-3 Civics; and 92,000 2002 Odyssey minivans.
Toyota said it is recalling about 170,000 vehicles in the United States. They are the 2001-3 Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sequoia and Tundra, and Lexus SC 430.
But in the news release, Toyota said it was still investigating about 510,000 vehicles that “may have to be inspected to locate the suspect inflaters.”
Spokesman for Mazda and Nissan couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
In a news release, Honda said it wasn’t aware of any injuries related to the passenger-side air bag defect. But previously, Honda acknowledged it was aware of 18 injuries and two deaths linked to the driver’s air bag deploying with too much force and sending shards of metal into the drivers.
The recall announced in Tokyo on Thursday includes about 1.73 million Toyotas; 1.14 million Hondas; 480,000 Nissans and 45,000 Mazdas.
The Honda air bags are manufactured by Takata Corporation, which also supplies Toyota, Nissan and Mazda.
In the United States, Honda said it is recalling about 561,000 of its most popular vehicles because the passenger-side air bag could deploy with too much force, the same problem for which the automaker has recalled the driver’s air bag on almost 2 million vehicles since 2008.
Chris Martin, a Honda spokesman, wrote in an e-mail that the passenger-side air bag deploys differently. Instead of sending metal fragments directly at the driver, it “could propel metal fragments upward toward the windshield or downward toward the front passenger’s footwell.”
The Hondas being recalled are 43,000 2002-3 CR-V models; 426,000 2001-3 Civics; and 92,000 2002 Odyssey minivans.
Toyota said it is recalling about 170,000 vehicles in the United States. They are the 2001-3 Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sequoia and Tundra, and Lexus SC 430.
But in the news release, Toyota said it was still investigating about 510,000 vehicles that “may have to be inspected to locate the suspect inflaters.”
Spokesman for Mazda and Nissan couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.