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A massive auto recall on defective air bags was given fresh urgency on Monday, 

when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration encouraged

 the owners of nearly 5 million cars to get them fixed "immediately." Michigan Radio's Tracy Samilton told our Newscast unit some deaths have been tied to the defect:


BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Nissan, Toyota and Mitsubishi all have vehicles that may have the faulty air bags. Honda has the most cars affected.

Toyota Motor Corp. issued the latest recall on Monday, with new notices for 20,000 vehicles. The automaker also re-notified the owners of 247,000 cars SUVs and pickup trucks over the air bag concerns.

 the air bag issue has been causing recalls for years:


Toyota says some of the company's vehicles had already been recalled, and that this new notification "intensifies Toyota's efforts to reach customers and remedy previously recalled vehicles, and a small number of newly included vehicles."


The NHTSA gives instructions on how car owners can tell if their vehicle is affected 

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The massive recall was given fresh urgency on Monday, when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration encouraged the owners of nearly 5 million cars to get them fixed "immediately."

Toyota becomes latest automaker to issue recalls over faulty airbags

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