Stellantis extends preventive recall to other models over airbag worries

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Car maker Stellantis has preventively extended a recall of vehicles with potentially faulty airbags to more Citroen and DS models, as well as the Opel brand,...

BRUSSELS - Car maker Stellantis has preventively extended a recall of vehicles with potentially faulty airbags to more Citroen and DS models, as well as the Opel brand, spokespeople for the carmaker told Reuters on Friday. Citroen C4, DS4 and DS5 models as well as Opel models are now also subject to a "preventive recall measure", which is less restrictive than the initial recall of Citroen C3 and DS3 models, which requires the immobilisation of the vehicles concerned, they said.

Once one of the world's leading suppliers of airbags, Japan's Takata filed for bankruptcy in 2017 after the scandal that followed massive recalls of its products. Over the past decade, more than 100 million of its products have been recalled worldwide - including seven million in the United States.More than 30 deaths - including 27 in the United States - and more than 400 injuries have been attributed to airbags fitted to vehicles of various makers.

According to its 2023 annual report, the Franco-Italian-American carmaker has set aside 951 million euros to finance the extension of the Takata airbag recall campaign in extended Europe, North America, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas.With so many models and options on the market, choosing the right car is never easy. The wrong choice can leave you trapped in a money pit that drains your finances with repair costs, poor gas...

 

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