Toyota recalls cars due to the deadly airbags

Today
Toyota Motor Corp said on
recall 57,000 vehicles to replace
potentially lethal airbag
security. pillows are made
notorious Japanese manufacturer
Takata Corp auto parts, and
crisis around him, connected with
safety, now in full swing.

deadly pillow

today
Toyota followed by action
for the withdrawal of its rival machines - Honda
Motor Co. Recall, it was
Two weeks ago, after the fifth deadly
case due to the airbag inflator
Takata. Problem in
collimation power inflator
(Device that inflates the cushion)
because of which the pillow is almost
explodes, and metal fragments
design fly inside the car.

Toyota Yaris (Vitz) - one of the recalled models

Toyota recalls
some cars Vitz models
(Which in our market
called Yaris) and crossovers
RAV4, made in the interval
between December 2002 and March 2004.
Approximately 40 000 vehicles are in
Japan 6000 - in Europe, and the rest - on the
other markets. The press service of Toyota
I hastened to announce that it has
no information about the injury cases
or death of passengers in her car,
equipped with airbags
Takata, and review calls
precautionary measure.

The party continues

And this
not all. Reviews for certain vehicles
continue: US authorities yesterday
Security was instructed to
automakers have expanded review
vehicles equipped with airbags
Security Takata. On that
Review times will affect not only the place to
warm and humid climate (where the inflators,
supposedly more volatile due to
changes in the material properties), but generally
The United States the whole territory. Before
So far resisted Takata
this decision.

American
The National Directorate of Security
motorized traffic (NHTSA) gave
Takata time until Tuesday,
to release message
a nationwide recall of cars
and threatened with a fine up to 7000 dollars per
each "Shelter" car.

On
Currently it is unclear exactly how much
vehicles are under
"Sanctions", but it can be calculated
millions and affect five
automakers: Ford Motor Co,
Honda, Chryler Group LLC, Mazda Motor and BMW
AG.

Takata whether she will survive?

such an event
in the US can cost approximately 600 million
dollars, according to analysts - and
it is only when you consider the pillow
safety on the driver's side.

«Takata
may require nearly 200 billion
yen ($ 1.7 billion)
if the security agency
remember also about passenger pillows.
Money from the company will end this
case over quickly "
- says an analyst at Nomura Credit
Research Shintaro Niimura. he further
He notes that Takata has
Today total 8.33 billion yen
in the cache and on deposits.

"There are non-zero
the chances that the company will simply stop
the existence of being affected
huge debt or standing before the procedure
bankruptcy, "- he adds.

In all these
news Takata shares today
closed down during the Asian session with
a decrease of 4.8%, but fell during the day
7.9%. Toyota shares fell
0.5%, but its main rival - Honda
Motors - lost as much as 3.33%, becoming the main
loser automotive market in Japan.