Takata airbags: ACCC issues fresh warning on 1.8m 'ticking time bombs' still in cars

The ACCC is warning that 1.8 million potentially deadly Takata airbags are still fitted in Australian cars despite a massive recall that began a year ago.

ออสเตรเลียเตือนเจ้าของรถเปลี่ยนถุงลมนิรภัย

มีถุงลมนิรภัยทาคาตะที่เป็นอันตรายเกือบ 2 ล้านใบ ติดตั้งอยู่ในรถทั่วออสเตรเลีย Source: SBS

Nearly two million deadly Takata airbags remain fitted to Australian cars a year on from a compulsory national recall.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says while 1.1 million faulty Takata airbags have been replaced in around 930,000 vehicles since the recall began, another 1.8 million remain in place.

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