GM and Subaru Add 390,000 Cars and Trucks to Takata Airbag Recall

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The extent of General Motors’ involvement with the Takata airbag recalls was once limited to just a few Toyota-built Pontiac Vibes and rebadged Subarus sold as Saabs, but the American automaker has now announced a related action involving 330,198 heavy-duty pickups. At the same time, Subaru has quadrupled its affected models, now estimated at more than 80,000 vehicles in the U.S.

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The 2007–2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 and 3500 (along with its GMC Sierra 2500 and 3500 twins) will require new passenger-side frontal airbags. This is the first GM-built model to be included in the shrapnel-shooting airbag inflator recall that now covers 34 million vehicles in the U.S.

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Subaru added more 2004–2005 Impreza models to its list, which already included the WRX and WRX STI models of that same year, plus the 2003–2005 Baja, Legacy, and Outback. Also, more 2005 Saab 9-2X wagons (an Impreza and WRX clone) are included. All of these affected cars need new passenger-side front airbags.

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• Massive Takata Airbag Recall: Everything You Need to Know
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• Takata Doubles Airbag Recall to 34 Million Cars, Divulges Even Higher Failure Rates
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• Chrysler and Ford Recall 2.1 Million More Cars For Defective Airbags
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Last week, Ford and Chrysler recalled an additional 2.1 million cars. As always, refer to our Takata page for the latest updates; it’s updated by our staff the instant a story breaks, so bookmark it if you haven’t.

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