{"id":458681,"date":"2018-01-26T11:36:50","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T11:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/01\/26\/toyota-recalls-700000-cars-amid-fears-over-airbags\/"},"modified":"2018-01-26T11:36:50","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T11:36:50","slug":"toyota-recalls-700000-cars-amid-fears-over-airbags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/01\/26\/toyota-recalls-700000-cars-amid-fears-over-airbags\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyota recalls 700,000 cars amid fears over airbags"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The motor manufacturer Toyota is recalling more than 700,000 vehicles in South Africa because of a fault with the cars\u2019 airbags.<\/p>\n

This latest recall by Toyota relates to airbags made by the Japanese company, Takata.<\/p>\n

Takata discovered the problem last year and is in the process of replacing the airbags in millions of models worldwide from a large range of manufacturers, including Toyota, General Motors and BMW.<\/p>\n

The airbags themselves can shower drivers and passengers with metal shards when they explode in a crash and they\u2019ve been linked to 13 deaths in the United States alone.<\/p>\n

The problem forced Takata to file for bankruptcy in Japan in June last year.<\/p>\n

In South Africa, the Toyota recall affects 10 models, including Lexus.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n

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