Nissan joins Toyota in Australia recall

Nissan's Australian arm is recalling 119,000 vehicles amid the fallout from an airbag fault linked to five deaths around the world.

epa03657450 (FILE) A file picture dated 27 October 2006 shows hundreds of Nissan vehicles for export lining up at the Oppama Wharf, southwest of Tokyo, Japan.

A file picture dated 27 October 2006 shows hundreds of Nissan vehicles for export lining up at the Oppama Wharf, southwest of Tokyo, Japan. (AAP) Source: EPA

Nissan's Australian arm is recalling 119,000 vehicles amid the fallout from an airbag fault linked to five deaths around the world.

The car maker is the latest to announce the recall following Toyota Australia's decision late last week to recall 181,000 vehicles for the same reason.

The decision is part of a global recall of cars that have been fitted with airbags from one of the world's biggest air-bag companies, Takata.

About 20 million cars produced by major makers have already been recalled over the defect that has been linked to at least five deaths, including one in the United States initially investigated as a homicide due to the driver's grisly injuries.

The affected Nissan models in Australia were the N16 Pulsar, D22 Navara, Y61 Patrol, T30 X-Trail and A33 Maxima, a company spokesman said.

"Nissan is in the process of studying the exact vehicles to be recalled under this latest 119,000-vehicle recall action," he said.

Nissan will begin contacting customers affected by the recall as soon as replacement parts for the "SPI inflator" are available.

The recall will be carried out without cost to the customer. In 2013 and 2014, Nissan Australia announced recall actions concerning Takata airbags fitted to 37,300 vehicles sold in Australia. Toyota Australia said its recall would affect vehicles built between 2003 and 2007, and included its Yaris, Corolla, Avensis Verso, Echo and Rav4 models.

The company announced on Wednesday it was recalling 26,050 cars in New Zealand over the possible airbag fault.

Japan's No.3 vehicle manufacturer, Honda, said last week it was recalling 4.89 million vehicles, just a day after Toyota and Nissan said they were calling back a combined 6.5 million vehicles over fears about Takata airbags.


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