Well, earlier this week, a new Do Not drive orders
were issued for certain cars regarding faulty airbags.
Tonight, anchor Kirsten Joyce breaks down which cars are impacted,
why these orders keep happening and what you need to
do.
The number of vehicles nationwide with urgent do not drive
recalls jumped nearly 80% this week as car owners of
certain Ford, Lincoln, Mercury and Mazdas with the model years
from 2003 to 2015 are getting alerts.
Automakers and the federal government want you to park your
car.
Ford says they will either send a technician to your
house to replace a Takata airbag or they will get
a tow truck to take it to a nearby dealer
and get it fixed to bring it back to you.
In this particular case, Ford also because they will provide
loaners to drivers who need them.
The Takata airbag recall, the largest in our country's history,
began back in 2014.
Earlier this year, Carfax determined that out of the 65,000,000
recalls, there are still six and a half million cars
that need airbags replaced.
This week, add several 100,000 more to that list.
We asked Carfax editor in Chief Patrick Olson why this
is taking so long.
The reality now is the automakers are really stepping up
their efforts.
I know several, including Honda, have for years been trying
to track down the 2nd, 3rd, 4th owner of a
car.
He says car owners are ignoring these notices.
The problem is the longer these faulty airbags are out
there, the more they're exposed to heat and humidity.
Certainly in Las Vegas there's plenty of heat.
Moisture develops inside those airbags, and the more moisture there
is, the greater the explosion, to the point where now
it turns the metal ring around the airbag into flying
shards of metal that can go to the cabin of
a car.
27 people have died, hundreds more injured as a result.
Go to carfax.com/recall, plug in your VIN or license plate
information, and you'll learn instantly for free whether your car
has any unfixed recall.
Now, many vehicles have been recalled due to Takata airbags,
including models from Nissan, BMW, Cadillac, Dodge Ram and Toyota.
In addition to Carfax, you can also go to the
National Hwy.
Traffic Safety Administration and find a list of all the
newly identified Do Not Drive model.