Takata Corp. is in the midst of recalling approximately twelve million automobiles worldwide for faulty airbags. The Japanese manufacturer’s airbags have been linked to injuries and deaths that resulted from a number of bag defects, including a faulty inflator that can explode too forcefully and project shrapnel at high speeds toward drivers and their passengers.

Eight million of the recalls are in the United States, including automobiles manufactured by Honda, Toyota, and General Motors among others. General Motors and Toyota have gone as far as warning owners of recalled models to ban passengers from the front seat, where they are closest to the possibly defective Takata bags. Toyota is telling dealers who do not have replacement parts to disable the passenger-side front bag and put a warning label on the dashboard.

Nissan announced Saturday that it is recalling more than 52, 000 vehicles with Takata airbags. The newly recalled vehicles were sold or registered in twelve high-humidity states and territories as humidity can cause the airbag propellant to burn too fast and potentially blow apart the metal canisters. Affected states and territories include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas as well as the territories of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Saipan, Guam and American Samoa.

Honda too is adding hundreds of thousands of vehicles in those same states to an earlier announced recall, including older versions of the company’s three most popular models: the Accord, Civic, and CR-V. The company had already recalled approximately five million vehicles in the United States for issues with Takata airbags.

A number of lawsuits have already been filed against Takata and the automobile manufacturers who use Takata airbags in their cars. If you own any of the models listed below and would like to speak to an attorney about your potential legal remedies, please contact the Frankowski Firm at (888) 390-0036 or visit frankowskifirm.com

BMW
2000 – 2005 3 Series Sedan
2000 – 2006 3 Series Coupe
2000 – 2005 3 Series Sports Wagon
2000 – 2006 3 Series Convertible
2001 – 2006 M3 Coupe
2001 – 2006 M3 Convertible

Ford
2004 – Ranger
2005 – 2006 GT
2005 – 2007 Mustang

Mitsubishi
2004 – 2005 Lancer
2006 – 2007 Raider

Nissan
2001 – 2003 Nissan Maxima
2001 – 2004 Nissan Pathfinder
2002 – 2004 Nissan Sentra
2001 – 2004 Infiniti I30/I35
2002 – 2003 Infiniti QX4
2003 – 2005 Infiniti FX35/FX45

Honda
2001 – 2007 Honda Accord)
2001 – 2002 Honda Accord
2001 – 2005 Honda Civic
2002 – 2006 Honda CR-V
2003 – 2011 Honda Element
2002 – 2004 Honda Odyssey
2003 – 2007 Honda Pilot
2006 – Honda Ridgeline
2003 – 2006 Acura MDX
2002 – 2003 Acura TL/CL
2005 – Acura RL

Mazda
2003 – 2007 Mazda6
2006 – 2007 MazdaSpeed6
2004 – 2008 Mazda RX-8
2004 – 2005 MPV
2004 – B-Series Truck

Subaru
2003 – 2005 Baja
2003 – 2005 Legacy
2003 – 2005 Outback
2004 – 2005 Impreza

Toyota
2002 – 2005 Lexus SC
2002 – 2005 Toyota Corolla
2003 – 2005 Toyota Corolla Matrix
2002 – 2005 Toyota Sequoia
2003 – 2005 Toyota Tundra