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A regional competition watchdog has warned member countries about the use of certain brands of vehicles recalled by their manufacturers over faulty airbags that have already caused injuries and casualties across the globe.
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) Competition Commission said that multiple vehicle brands, including Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mazda and Ford, among others, manufactured between 2002 and 2015, have been affected by the latest recalls in the US and Japan, sparking alarm over similar vehicles that could have made their way into the region.
The affected vehicles are said to have been fitted with faulty airbags, manufactured by now-defunct Japanese manufacturer Takata Corporation, and are linked to at least 22 deaths and over 180 injuries across the globe.
“The Commission therefore wishes to alert consumers in the Comesa region of the ongoing developments regarding the Takata airbags, for their information, since there is a high importation of used cars in the region,” the watchdog said in a statement.
A product recall involves retrieving defective or potentially unsafe goods from consumers while providing those consumers with compensation. — The East African
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Bongani Ndlovu