Nissan North America has issued a vehicle recall covering approximately 226,000 additional cars due to a fast-growing Takata airbag issue. According to the papers filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the following vehicles are affected.

— Infiniti FX35, 2003

— Infiniti FX45, 2003

— Infiniti I35, 2002-2003

— Infiniti QX42, 2002-2003

— Maxima, 2002-2003

— Pathfinder, 2002-2003

— Sentra, 2002-2004

Defective airbags have resulted in the recall of millions of vehicles worldwide in recent years, including those made by Chrysler, BMW, Ford, Mazda, Honda and Toyota. The problem with the affected vehicles is that the air bag inflators may rupture, and hot metal fragments and plastic shrapnel can fly out of it during airbag deployment and hit a driver and passengers. This can cause serious injuries. The faulty airbags are manufactured by Tokyo-based Takata Corp.

The issue is linked to one injury in the accident, which left her with bruises and burns on her legs and arms. Faulty airbag problems caused two deaths in 2009 in Honda cars.

Brian Brockman, an official Nissan representative has stated that the automaker is now aware of any crashed, injuries and fatalities related to the issue. The recall is expected to launch in August 11. Owners should bring their vehicles to the dealership to have the faulty part replaced at no charge.

In June Nissan along with Mazda and Honda recalled cars with Takata airbags, bringing the total number of affected vehicles to roughly 10 million in the previous five years. The total number of cars recalled by Nissan over defective airbag issue has reached 664,628.

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