SOUTHERN STATES-Consumer Advisory: Vehicle Owners with Defective Airbags Urged to Take Immediate Action | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration urges owners of certain Toyota, Honda, Mazda, BMW, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Chrysler, Ford and General Motors vehicles to act immediately on recall notices to replace defective Takata airbags. Over seven million vehicles are involved in these recalls, which have occurred as far back as 18 months ago and as recently as Monday. The message comes with urgency, especially for owners of vehicles affected by regional recalls in the following areas: Florida, Puerto Rico, limited areas near the Gulf of Mexico in Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Louisiana, as well as Guam, Saipan, American Samoa, Virgin Islands and Hawaii.

"Responding to these recalls, whether old or new, is essential to personal safety and it will help aid our ongoing investigation into Takata airbags and what appears to be a problem related to extended exposure to consistently high humidity and temperatures. However, we’re leaving no stone unturned in our aggressive pursuit to track down the full geographic scope of this issue," said NHTSA Deputy Administrator David Friedman.

Consumers that are uncertain whether their vehicle is impacted by the Takata recalls, or any other recall, can contact their manufacturer’s website to search, by their vehicle identification number (VIN) to confirm whether their individual vehicle has an open recall that needs to be addressed. Owners that have been contacted by their manufacturer should contact their dealer’s service department and make arrangements for the repair. In addition, consumers can sign up for NHTSA recall alerts, which go out before recall letters are mailed by the manufacturers to the affected owners.

7.8 Million Affected U.S. Vehicles, by Manufacturer, Impacted by CY 2013 and 2014 Recalls Involving Takata Airbags

Note: The list below corrects the list that accompanied our October 20 advisory, which incorrectly included certain vehicles. The numbers cited for potentially affected vehicles below are subject to change and adjustment because there may be cases of vehicles being counted more than once. Owners should check their VIN periodically as manufacturers continue to add VINs to the database. Once owner recall notices are available, owners can retrieve a copy from SaferCar.gov, or will receive one by U.S. mail and are advised to carefully follow the enclosed instructions.

BMW: 627,615 total number of potentially affected vehicles2000 – 2005 3 Series Sedan2000 – 2006 3 Series Coupe2000 – 2005 3 Series Sports Wagon2000 – 2006 3 Series Convertible2001 – 2006 M3 Coupe2001 – 2006 M3 Convertible

Chrysler: 371,309 total number of potentially affected vehicles2003 – 2008 Dodge Ram 15002005 – 2008 Dodge Ram 25002006 – 2008 Dodge Ram 35002006 – 2008 Dodge Ram 45002008 – Dodge Ram 55002005 – 2008 Dodge Durango2005 – 2008 Dodge Dakota2005 – 2008 Chrysler 3002007 – 2008 Chrysler Aspen

Ford: 58,669 total number of potentially affected vehicles2004 – Ranger2005 – 2006 GT2005 – 2007 Mustang

General Motors: undetermined total number of potentially affected vehicles2003 – 2005 Pontiac Vibe2005 – Saab 9-2X

Honda: 5,051,364 total number of potentially affected vehicles2001 – 2007 Honda Accord)2001 – 2002 Honda Accord2001 – 2005 Honda Civic2002 – 2006 Honda CR-V2003 – 2011 Honda Element2002 – 2004 Honda Odyssey2003 – 2007 Honda Pilot2006 – Honda Ridgeline2003 – 2006 Acura MDX2002 – 2003 Acura TL/CL2005 – Acura RL

Mazda: 64,872 total number of potentially affected vehicles2003 – 2007 Mazda62006 – 2007 MazdaSpeed62004 – 2008 Mazda RX-82004 – 2005 MPV2004 – B-Series Truck

Mitsubishi: 11,985 total number of potentially affected vehicles2004 – 2005 Lancer2006 – 2007 Raider

Nissan: 694,626 total number of potentially affected vehicles2001 – 2003 Nissan Maxima2001 – 2004 Nissan Pathfinder2002 – 2004 Nissan Sentra2001 – 2004 Infiniti I30/I352002 – 2003 Infiniti QX42003 – 2005 Infiniti FX35/FX45

Subaru: 17,516 total number of potentially affected vehicles2003 – 2005 Baja2003 – 2005 Legacy2003 – 2005 Outback2004 – 2005 Impreza

Toyota: 877,000 total number of potentially affected vehicles2002 – 2005 Lexus SC2002 – 2005 Toyota Corolla2003 – 2005 Toyota Corolla Matrix2002 – 2005 Toyota Sequoia2003 – 2005 Toyota Tundra