Mazda Motor on Thursday said it was recalling about 1.57 million vehicles worldwide over potentially lethal airbag inflators.
According to the Japanese carmaker, the latest recall includes the Delica, RX-8 and Demio subcompact, which is known abroad as the Mazda 2.
“The recall covers 491,000 units in Japan and many were also being recalled in China and the U.S.,’’ a Mazda spokeswoman said.
However the carmaker declined to provide breakdowns.
Report says the airbags made by Takata can rupture explosively in a collision, spraying metal fragments at passengers as well as drivers.
No fewer than 13 deaths and hundreds of injuries have been linked to the defect worldwide. (dpa/NAN)