Toyota and Nissan have 6.5 million cars due to defective airbags … – SPIEGEL ONLINE

Because of defective airbags, the two Japanese carmakers Toyota and Nissan call world back more than 6.5 million cars. At Toyota According to the company a total of five million vehicles were affected, of which, according to a spokeswoman for around 153,000 in Germany.

The normal driving operation of the vehicles concerned is not affected, said the Toyota spokeswoman. However, it could penetrate moisture in the inflator of the driver’s and the front passenger airbag. In the event of an accident, the airbag could thus “no longer correctly” function.

Nissan announced at the airbag consists explosion. There is a risk that the metal housing of the gas generator is not working properly. Both carmakers stressed that there had been no reports of accidents or injuries.

Affected loud Toyota a total of 35 models that were produced between March 2003 and November 2007, including Corolla and Yaris. According to the spokeswoman, the holder will be informed in Germany via the Federal Motor Transport Authority. At Nissan models are reported to be affected, which ran off the production line between 2004 and 2008.

The callback series is related to the scandal series to the Japanese airbag manufacturer Takata. At least five deaths in the US and Malaysia be associated with the defective airbag of the company. They may burst and hurt by hot metal driver and front passenger. In recent years, several car makers already had reason to recall more than 20 million vehicles, including Honda and General Motors.