"Toyota Urges Immediate Repairs for 50,000 Vehicles Over Airbag Safety Concerns"

Toyota and General Motors are urging owners of certain older Corolla, Matrix, RAV4, and Pontiac Vibe models to stop driving them due to the risk of Takata air bag inflators exploding and hurling shrapnel. The urgent warning covers vehicles from the 2003 and 2004 model years, with most of the affected vehicles in the U.S. Owners are advised to contact local dealers for repair options, and can check if their cars are affected by entering their vehicle identification number on nhtsa.gov/recalls. Takata's use of volatile ammonium nitrate in air bag inflators has led to the largest series of auto recalls in U.S. history, with at least 26 deaths in the U.S. and 30 worldwide attributed to the issue.