Toyota Recalls Cars to Fix Air Bags, Emissions
Tokyo (USA TODAY) - Emissions problems and air bag defects — quality issues that are bedeviling the auto industry — have triggered new global Toyota recalls.
An air bag defect unrelated to the ongoing Takata air bag crisis covers 1.4 million Toyota cars, including 482,000 in North America. The Japanese automaker also issued a global recall for 2.9 million cars over potential defects related to emissions controls, though none are located in the U.S.
When eliminating certain models covered by both recalls, the number of total vehicles affected worldwide by the two new recalls is 3.4 million, Reuters said.
A small crack can develop in air bag inflators, causing partial inflation. Toyota saidNorth American models affected by the air bag recall are the 2010 to 2012 Prius hybrid, the 2010 and 2012 Prius plug-in and the 2011 to 2012 Lexus CT 200h.
Sweden-based auto supplier Autoliv, which made the air bag inflators, acknowledged Wednesday in a statement that it had documented seven cases of a side curtain air bag partially inflating in Prius vehicles while the cars were parked and unoccupied. No injuries were reported.
Autoliv shares (ALV) fell 4.2% in pre-market trading to $105.49. U.S.-traded shares of Toyota (TM) rose 0.6% to $100.45.
Autoliv signaled that it would spend about $10 million to $40 million to aid Toyota in the recall.
”For Autoliv, safety and quality are our priorities and we are fully committed to support Toyota’s action in resolving this issue, and will support Toyota in the implementation of solution to the issue,” Autoliv CEO Jan Carlson said in a statement.
An air bag defect unrelated to the ongoing Takata air bag crisis covers 1.4 million Toyota cars, including 482,000 in North America. The Japanese automaker also issued a global recall for 2.9 million cars over potential defects related to emissions controls, though none are located in the U.S.
When eliminating certain models covered by both recalls, the number of total vehicles affected worldwide by the two new recalls is 3.4 million, Reuters said.
A small crack can develop in air bag inflators, causing partial inflation. Toyota saidNorth American models affected by the air bag recall are the 2010 to 2012 Prius hybrid, the 2010 and 2012 Prius plug-in and the 2011 to 2012 Lexus CT 200h.
Sweden-based auto supplier Autoliv, which made the air bag inflators, acknowledged Wednesday in a statement that it had documented seven cases of a side curtain air bag partially inflating in Prius vehicles while the cars were parked and unoccupied. No injuries were reported.
Autoliv shares (ALV) fell 4.2% in pre-market trading to $105.49. U.S.-traded shares of Toyota (TM) rose 0.6% to $100.45.
Autoliv signaled that it would spend about $10 million to $40 million to aid Toyota in the recall.
”For Autoliv, safety and quality are our priorities and we are fully committed to support Toyota’s action in resolving this issue, and will support Toyota in the implementation of solution to the issue,” Autoliv CEO Jan Carlson said in a statement.