Honda Issues New Recall Order for 2.2 Million Cars Due to Defective Takata Airbags

Feb 06, 2016 10:35 AM EST

(Photo : Reuters) Honda has added 21 million vehicles to the list of its cars affected by faulty Takata airbags.

Japanese car manufacturer Honda has issued a new recall order involving at least 2.2 million more cars due to faulty Takata air bags. The figure includes the 500,000 cars that was originally recalled on Feb. 3. Honda added that a separate air bag defect will force the company to recall at least 341,000 more cars.

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In total, the Takata air bag problem has forced Honda, along with its luxury brand Acura, to recall at least 8.5 million vehicles.

The Takata air bag defect can cause it to over-inflate and spew out shrapnel into the passenger compartment. These metals can cause serious injuries and even lead to death.

Reports indicate that the problem has forced the recall of more than 20 million vehicles from at least 10 car manufacturers in the United States alone. However, Honda has recalled the most number of cars.

Following Honda's recall, Continental also issued a recall order for five million vehicles due to the same air bag problem cited by the Japanese company, according to New York Times.

Honda's second recall involves the highly popular Honda Accord. Older models of the car were reported to experience air bag control failure. This means that the supplemental restraint system (SRS) may not deploy in time during a crash.

Several other manufacturers also cited this reason for their respective recall orders.

Regulators are still in the process of investigating the root cause of the Takata air bag problem. However, initial speculations indicate that this could be caused by the unstable ammonium nitrate installed in Takata's air bag inflators. Some experts believe that the material starts to break down as the years go by.

As of this writing, the following cars have been subject to the recall.