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A few days ago, according to media reports, Toyota recalled nearly 110000 Corolla Reeves because the front passenger seat airbags could not be unfolded due to the wrong installation of the center console in the North American market. The recalled vehicles involved 96000 vehicles in the United States market and 13800 vehicles in the Canadian market.

Toyota said that the vehicle involved may not be able to unfold the airbag in the front passenger seat, and in the event of an accident, the airbag has no way to protect the safety of the front passenger. It is recommended that before the repair, the front passenger seat should not be taken. Officials will start notifying car owners in July that the recalled vehicles will go to dealers for inspection and will replace the dashboards if problems are found.

In addition, Toyota not only recalled the Corolla Ruifang in the United States and Canada, but also recalled 1258 Corolla Cross in Australia, but the reason for the recall in the Australian market was not airbag problems, but electronic parking brake problems. Toyota said that due to errors in the software program of the system, the electronic parking brake will not start, and there may be a risk of collision and rollover when parking on a ramp. Official advice: if there is something wrong with electronic parking, there will be a corresponding warning light, and users can pay attention to the warning message on the dashboard and pay attention to whether the vehicle slips when parking on the ramp.

At present, there is no recall message in the domestic market. It is understood that the Corolla Rui put on the market in January last year, the new car based on Toyota TNGA-C platform to build a compact SUV, the launch of five configuration models, the price range of 12.98-169800 yuan.

It is worth noting that since the beginning of this year, a number of car companies have recalled their vehicles due to airbag problems. On May 17, Ford recalled more than 310000 pickups in the United States because of airbag problems, involving some 2016 Fmur250, Fmur350, Fmur450 and Fmur550 Super Duty pickups. Officials say the driver's front airbag may not be able to deploy in a collision because dust accumulates in the cable inside the steering wheel or there is a disruption of electrical connection, and the steering wheel wiring assembly will be replaced for the owner free of charge to solve the problem.

On April 4, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Volkswagen may have a wiring failure in its system (PODS), resulting in seats being occupied or front passenger airbags unable to open, which will increase the risk of injury in a collision. 143053 Volkswagen vehicles were recalled in the US market, involving Atlas in 2018-2021 and Atlas Cross Sport in 2020. Volkswagen advises car owners not to use front passenger seats until remedial measures are completed, which are currently under development. On March 11, Kia also recalled 188912 K5 cars in the United States because of misinstallation and its airbags could not be opened correctly in the event of a collision.

As we all know, airbags are very important passive safety devices for vehicles, which can distribute the impact force evenly in the head and chest in the event of a vehicle accident, so as to prevent the fragile passenger body from colliding directly with the car body. greatly reduce the possibility of passenger injuries and effectively protect passengers. But at present, according to the environment of the automobile industry, the airbag can not be opened normally, unsafe and other problems still exist frequently. Although car companies are constantly recalling vehicles with airbag problems, the automobile industry is concerned that it will eventually have to return to the quality requirements of products, and only by strengthening the safety requirements and testing of vehicles can we reduce the occurrence of airbag failures from the root causes.

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