Honda, Toyota, Nissan & Mazda are all recalling models for defective air bag propellant. During an accident the passenger air bag may not deploy and there is a risk of fire. Because the supplier also provides air bags and seat belts for some U.S. auto makers more recalls may follow.

Japan carmakers recall 3.4 million vehicles for Takata airbag flaw | Reuters

 

Thanks Seattle `Mike for sharing,

What happend 2 "Quality is Job #1" ? Is it a 4-gotten `art ?''
Quality Control ? Let the public be the test pilots ?
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I will take over the World ? Won't I ?

Ten Things You Need to Know Today < (I don't wanta know) ~>

 

I love how people say buy Japanese cars because they're better. But they're been plagued with recalls since Toyotas run away car problem

 

Hi `Keane,
I think many auto companies have had recall problems The buyers have become the test dumbie's 4-Sure....
Below are some stat's 4 everyone 2 check `out
Does everyone think that they are rushing to build new models without checking out all of the parts/devices that goes into their product ? ?

Automobile Recall Statistics

<table style="width: 532px; margin-bottom: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;" class="verify" border="1" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="420"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;"><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;" bgColor="#54d427" width="420">Statistic Verification</td></tr><tr class="info"><td style="padding: 5px 5px 5px 6px; line-height: 13px; font-size: 10px;">Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Research Date: 12.6.2012</td></tr><tr class="info"><td style="padding: 5px 5px 5px 6px; line-height: 13px; font-size: 10px;">Auto recalls can happen for a number of reasons, sometimes severe safety issues or subtle manufacturing defects. Thanks to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration the U.S. has strict standards and investigates many auto accidents that appear to be faulty design.</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;" border="1" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;"><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;" bgColor="#54d427" colSpan="4">2011 Auto Recall Numbers by Manufacturer</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;" bgColor="#54d427" width="8%">Rank</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;" bgColor="#54d427" width="32%">Manufacturer</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;" bgColor="#54d427" width="30%">Total Cars Recalled in 2011</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;" bgColor="#54d427" width="30%">Total 2011 U.S. Sales</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;" colSpan="4">Note: 2011 U.S. sales are only given to show a relative size of the auto manufacturer. Also, it should be noted that recalls may be for models from 2001 on.</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">1</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Honda / Acura</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">3,800,000</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">1,147,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">2</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Toyota</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">3,500,000</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">1,644,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">3</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Ford</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">3,300,000</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">2,143,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">4</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Chrysler</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">773,000</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">1,369,114</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">5</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Subaru</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">591,752</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">266,989</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">6</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Hyundai</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">503,418</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">645,691</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">7</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">General Motors</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">500,000</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">2,503,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">8</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Nissan</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">302,013</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">1,042,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">9</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Volkswagen</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">289,740</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">324,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">10</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">BMW</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">276,368</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">248,073</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">11</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Mazda</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">155,300</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">245,356</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">12</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Kia</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">151,758</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">485,492</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">13</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Mercedes-Benz</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">143,664</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">245,269</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">14</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">American Suzuki</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">105,790</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">15</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Volvo</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">36,369</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">67,240</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">16</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Jaguar Land Rover</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">4,977</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">17</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Saab</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">4,400</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">18</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Porsche</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">1,937</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;" border="1" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;"><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;" bgColor="#54d427" width="208">Year</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;" bgColor="#54d427" width="259">Vehicles Recalled</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">2011</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">15,500,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">2010</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">20,000,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">2009</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">15,200,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">2008</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">8,600,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">2004</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">14,353,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">2003</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">19,098,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">2002</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">18,435,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">2001</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">13,626,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">2000</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">24,646,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">1999</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">19,376,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">1998</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">17,164,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">1997</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">14,712,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">1996</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">17,826,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">1995</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">18,121,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">1994</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">6,202,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">1993</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">8,408,000</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;" border="1" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;"><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;" bgColor="#54d427" colSpan="5">Recent Auto Recalls</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;" bgColor="#54d427">Model Year</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;" bgColor="#54d427">Manufacturer</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;" bgColor="#54d427">Model(s)</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;" bgColor="#54d427">Reason</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;" bgColor="#54d427">Number Recalled</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">2013</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Ford</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Escape / Fusion</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Engine Fires</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">89,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">01 – 11</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Toyota</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Multiple Models</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Faulty Steering</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">2,770,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">02 – 04</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Chrysler</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Jeep Liberty / Grand Cherokee</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Air Bag Issues</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">919,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">12 – 13</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Nissan</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Altima</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Steering Defect</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">14,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">07 – 09</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Toyota</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Multiple Models</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Door Fires</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">7,500,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">05 – 09</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Toyota</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Venza /Camry / Tacoma</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Airbag Issues</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">681,500</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">02 – 05</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Honda</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Civic / Pilot</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Headlight Failure</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">820,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">03 – 07</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Honda</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Accord / Acura TL</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Faulty Power Steering</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">600,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">06 – 10</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Toyota</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">RAV4 / Lexus HS 250h</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Rear Suspension Issues</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">778,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">01 – 04</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Ford</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Escape</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Sticky Cruise Control</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">500,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">04 – 05</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Ford</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Freestar / Mercury Monterey</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Sudden Loss of Power</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">205,896</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;" border="1" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;"><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;" bgColor="#54d427" colSpan="7">Recalls Where Deaths or Injuries Were Reported</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;" bgColor="#54d427">Year</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;" bgColor="#54d427">Company</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;" bgColor="#54d427">Reason</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;" bgColor="#54d427">Recalled</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;" bgColor="#54d427">Deaths</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;" bgColor="#54d427">Injuries</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;" bgColor="#54d427">Accidents</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">2010</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">GM</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Engine Fires</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">1.5 million</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;"> </td><td style="padding-left: 6px;"> </td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">14</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">2009</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Toyota</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Power Steering Failure</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">8.5 million</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">16</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">243</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">2.000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">2000</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Bridgestone</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Faulty Tires</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">6.5 million</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">271</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">600</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">95-10</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Ford</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Electric Switch Fires</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">14.3</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">11</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">31</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">1998</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">GM</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Airbags Randomly Deploy</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">1 million</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;"> </td><td style="padding-left: 6px;"> </td><td style="padding-left: 6px;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">1995</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Multiple</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Faulty Seat Belts</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">8.9 million</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;"> </td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">90</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">1981</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">GM</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Loose Suspension Belts</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">5.8 million</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;"> </td><td style="padding-left: 6px;"> </td><td style="padding-left: 6px;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 6px;">1980</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Ford</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">Transmission Slips Into Reverse</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;"> </td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">98</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">1,710</td><td style="padding-left: 6px;">6,000</td></tr><tr><td style="font: 12px/23.26px Helvetica, arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; padding-left: 6px; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">1978</td><td style="font: 12px/23.26px Helvetica, arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; padding-left: 6px; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Ford</td><td style="font: 12px/23.26px Helvetica, arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; padding-left: 6px; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Pinto Transmission and Engine Fires</td><td style="font: 12px/23.26px Helvetica, arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; padding-left: 6px; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"> </td><td style="font: 12px/23.26px Helvetica, arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; padding-left: 6px; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">54</td><td style="font: 12px/23.26px Helvetica, arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; padding-left: 6px; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"> </td>

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All cars have their issues, so this isn't a large surprise to me. At least they're doing something about it unlike GM who generally lets issues go for their consumers to fix.

 

Every car will always have a recall of some sort, just seems the Japs have more

 

GM is right up there with Toyota and Ford doesn't do recalls because people buy their cars with the expectation of them burning down around 80k miles

 

200,000 miles and ain't burned down yet.

 

Did you join just to say this?

 

No I wish.