In April 2103 Toyota had to recall vehicles due to a manufacturing defective airbags. The airbag was manufactured by Japanese firm Takata, and the bag inflation device was too strong causing any passenger to be bombarded with what Toyota described as “shrapnel”.

Following that recall, Toyota thought that was the end of the matter but they have now discovered the Takata may not have provided them with the correct information as to which units might be defective, so they now find themselves in the position of having to recall 766,300 cars and trucks to ensure that all of them have airbags which operate correctly.

Toyota has reassured customers that they have no knowledge of anyone being injured due to the problem and say that they will be recalling the same vehicles as they did last year- saying they are simply re-notifying the owners.

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In recent weeks General Motors has come under fire for failing to recall cars which were known by the company to be defective.  The defect affected the ignition switches of the certain GM manufactured automobiles, and has resulted in about 2.6 million General Motors vehicles being recalled to date.  Now a second recall is also being issued by the company for an unrelated problem.

In late March General Motors recalled approximately 1.3 million vehicles in the United States, including 2004 – 2007 Saturn Ions, as a result of a power steering issue affecting the automobiles.  Much like the previous recall, which was meant to fix an issue General Motors knew about since 2004, the Saturn Ion defect was also identified as early as 2004.  According to documentation released by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, an investigation in 2011 showed that there had been almost 5,000 registered complaints relating to the power steering issues, and 30,000 warranty claims.

The fall out resulting from the disclosures and recalls is hurting General Motors financially.  The company recently announced that its profits had fallen by 85% the wake of the debacle, and the situation is far from over.  General Motors still faces numerous lawsuits from the families of the 12 people who died as a result of the defects, legal action by those who suffered injuries, and also government sanctions.

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