AT LEAST five major car manufacturers have caught refitting vehicles with potentially faulty airbags, leaving people driving ticking “time bombs”.
A three-month Choice investigation has revealed Toyota, Mazda, BMW, Lexus and Subaru have been refitting vehicles with the potentially faulty airbags through a flawed recall process.
The consumer advocacy group had also found the companies have failed to inform consumers of the ongoing risk of death or injury.
The revelation comes as motorists are being urged to check whether they are driving cars containing potentially deadly airbags, after a faulty model was blamed for killing a man in a Sydney crash.
Police said a faulty airbag was likely to blame for the July 13 tragedy after the driver was “struck in the neck by a small fragment”.
Choice said the faulty Takata airbag has been linked to 18 deaths worldwide.
The dodgy Takata airbags, which can explode and launch metal shards when deployed, have also been linked to at least 180 injuries…
Source: Toyota, Mazda, BMW, Lexus, Subaru: Takata airbag recall fix potentially lethal
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