AUTO INDUSTRY CALLS ON MOTORISTS TO CHECK FOR FAULTY TAKATA AIRBAGS

•Takata Airbag Recall website launched: www.IsMyAirbagSafe.com.au
•19,500 critical Takata ‘alpha’ airbag inflators are still on Australian roads
•1.6 million vehicles in Australia need to have their faulty Takata airbag inflators replaced by December 2020
•Older vehicles in hot and humid climates are at increased risk

Vehicle owners throughout Australia are being urged by the industry’s peak body, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) to check if their vehicles are fitted with a faulty Takata airbag inflator via a new, centralised website as part of a compulsory nationwide recall.


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