INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Toyota and Nissan have recalled an additional 6.56 million cars equipped with possibly faulty airbags manufactured by Japan-based Takata.
Toyota's (TM) recall covers 5 million vehicles globally, including an estimated 637,000 in the United States.
The recalled cars rolled off assembly lines between March 2003 and November 2007, and 35 separate models are involved.
Engineers at Takata, one of the world's largest airbag makers, first noticed problems with the chemical mix used in its airbags more than a decade ago.
At least five deaths have since been linked to the company's malfunctioning airbags.
Toyota said the decision to expand its recall was made after investigators uncovered moisture problems that could make airbags "susceptible to abnormal deployment in a crash."
Toyota said the decision to expand its recall was made after investigators uncovered moisture problems that could make airbags "susceptible to abnormal deployment in a crash."
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