Two of the biggest auto manufacturers of Japan, Honda (HMC) and Toyota (TM), is recalling millions of cars because of disparate safety issues. On Tuesday, Toyota states that it would recall about 3.4 million cars whereas 2.9 million of which recalled from the United States, due to the potentially faulty equipment meant to guard passengers during a crash. The affected models in South America, North America, and Central America include some Avalon, Avalon HV lines, Corolla and Corolla Matrix that produced between 2010 and 2019.

Honda said in a separate announcement on Tuesday that it would recall around 2.7 million cars about of which 2.4 million cars in the United States and three lacs in Canada. Furthermore, Honda said some Acuras produced during 1996 and 2003 might unfunctional Takata airbag inflators that might produce without the proper seals required to deploy properly.

Recall of Toyota

According to the company, the vehicles of Toyota being called back because they could equip with a flawed electronic control unit (ECU) that meant to help protect persons along for the ride during the crash. This device supposed to communicate with sensors of a car and help activate its airbags and seat belt pretensioners, that is a part of the harness that designed to gripped and hold passengers back during a crash and help lower the injury risk.

This week Toyota said it learned that the electronic control unit in these vehicles might not work accurately because of some specific noises that might interfere with the connectivity of the device, that might lead to imperfect or non-deployment of the airbags or/and seat belt pretensioners. The carmaker plans to inform every customer by mid-March that affected in the United States. Riders will ask to get their vehicles checked at dealerships of Toyota, where they may offer a new filter regarding noise to help lessen sensor communication problems if needed.

Another concern about Takata

The recall of Honda, in the meantime, is another problem for Takata, the Japanese airbag company. Honda clarifies that its most recent matter is different from massive safety scandal of Takata, which contains faults that can cause airbag inflators to explode, spewing shrapnel or under-inflated at passengers. However, that issue already encouraged the airbag maker of Japan to file for bankruptcy and announce the greatest auto recall in history, involving tens of millions of cars.

Thirty-four auto brands affected under the recall from Ford (F) to Ferrari (Race). According to the government of Australia, the disaster led to deadly consequences and linked to about twenty-nine deaths and a big number of injuries around the world. Therefore, Honda is also calling the car owners to concern department to sign up for inspections, yet it says soon it may not be able to help anytime. The carmaker says that because of the deficiency of alternative replacement parts, it won’t be able to initiate free inspections as well as repairs for about a year. A spokesperson of Honda said in a question about loaner cars, the concerns of the customer will deal on a case-by-case basis. Moreover, customers can also call at (888) 234-2138 with their concern queries.