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According to foreign media reports on January 8, automobile airbag supplier Takata launched a new round of defective airbag recall, recalling as many as 10 million vehicles. Cars produced by car companies including BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Honda, Ford, Nissan, Toyota, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Ferrari, Fiat Chrysler, Ferrari and GM were all affected.

According to the investigation, the Takata airbag was exposed as early as 2001, and the recall was not carried out until after the fatal incident in 2008. up to now, the safety problem of Takata airbag still exists.

Takata, once one of the three largest airbag manufacturers in the world, uses ammonium nitrate in gas generators. The raw material will become extremely unstable when exposed to high temperature and humidity for a long time, and there are hidden dangers such as explosion and flying out of metal fragments after bursting, resulting in casualties. Therefore, Takata airbag is also known as "death airbag".

In the Chinese market, there are not a few car companies carrying Takata airbags, including Toyota, Honda, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Lexus and so on, all of which have been recalled because of Takata airbags.

Mercedes-Benz (China) Automobile sales Co., Ltd., Beijing Mercedes-Benz Automobile Co., Ltd. and Fujian Mercedes-Benz Automobile Co., Ltd. expanded the recall of a total of 199623 C-Class, E-Class, R-Class, GLK-Class, SLS-Class, Weiting, Viano and Ling vehicles.

On September 17, 2019, Tianjin FAW Toyota filed with the State Administration of Market Supervision and decided to recall 125825 Wechi cars produced from April 16, 2003 to January 30, 2008, and 313028 Corolla EX vehicles from January 7, 2004 to December 25, 2008, totaling 438853 vehicles.

On November 8, 2019, Changan Ford recalled some of the new Mondeos produced between January 4, 2013 and October 11, 2016, totaling 344872 vehicles, and part of the sharp boundary produced between September 4, 2014 and June 9, 2017, totaling 203004 vehicles.

According to data, Takata airbag manufacturer Takata Corporation of Japan was founded in 1933. It is mainly engaged in the research and development of automotive safety systems and devices, including automotive airbags, steering wheels, seat belts and airbag gas generators, and child safety seats. Japan is the second largest manufacturer of automotive safety components in the world.

Takata created the largest safety recall in automobile history because of the airbag problem, which directly led to the bankruptcy of Takata. In June 2017, Takata finally filed for bankruptcy because of product safety issues, and the US-based Bailey Security Systems Company, a subsidiary of Chinese parts supplier Ningbo Yingsheng, acquired Takata.

Although Takata has gone bankrupt, the problem of airbags produced by Takata has not been solved, and the problem of Takata airbags has been recalled many times at home and abroad. Takata airbag gas propellant is still a threat to cars and passengers produced by various car companies.

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