"Toyota Urges Immediate Repairs for 50,000 Vehicles Over Airbag Safety Concerns"
Toyota and General Motors have issued an urgent warning for owners of about 61,000 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 affected vehicles are from the 2003 and 2004 model years, with most in the U.S. Owners are advised to contact local dealers for repair options instead of driving the cars in, as the air bags can cause serious injury or death. Takata's use of volatile ammonium nitrate in the air bags has led to the largest series of auto recalls in U.S. history.
