What comes to mind when you think about the Japanese? Electronics, anime, fantastic gadgets, and whatnot, as well as supplying parts like the airbag for about two-dozen car brands, too. They’re so good in what they do, so why are they in trouble now? But what you might not know is that sometimes you’ll be defeated, despite dominating the market in many ways. The Japanese supplier Takata is in its own crisis now, but we’ll deliver on what you need to know about the problem, and what to do should your car be affected too.
This massive recall involves defective inflator and propellent devices that might – in the event of a crash or incoming shooting metal fragments – deploy improperly. A whopping figure of about 34 million vehicles in the US are potentially affected, and another 7 million worldwide. On top of that, another major recall was also issued back in October, where several other brands are affected as well.
With so many brands of cars being recalled (BMW, Ford and Mazda, just to name a few), Takata would suffer a big loss in its future handling of the industry. Even Ford has announced that they won’t use Takata airbag inflators anymore. Well, a bad phase won’t be dominating the entire vision of the company. Feel better, Takata!
