Japanese automakers who depended on parts supplier Takata for their airbags have had to recall around 10.5 million vehicles in the last five years, putting the set of recalls in the five largest for industry history, Reuters reported.
Honda, Nissan and Mazda have all issued more recalls for potentially explosive airbags in the vehicles, the latest announcement including around 3 million vehicles.
Last April, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration described the risk by saying "the inflater could rupture with metal fragments striking and potentially seriously injuring the passenger seat occupant or other occupants," according to The Wall Street Journal.
Honda's recall comprises 2 million vehicles, around twice as many as previously expected, and includes models such as the Accord and Civic. The announcement expands an April 2013 recall for models with Takata airbag inflators built between 2000 and 2002.
Nissan is looking to repair 755,000 cars, while Mazda has issued a recall for around 160,000 vehicles.
Earlier this month, Toyota recalled around 2.2 million vehicles equipped with Takata airbags, 266,000 of which were in the U.S.
Takata hasn't disclosed how much the recalls will cost the company. The supplier has been cooperating with automakers and safety regulators.
"We will aim to further strengthen our quality control system and work united as a company to prevent problems from happening again," said Takata CEO Shigehisa Takada and Chief Operating Officer Stefan Stocker, as quoted by Reuters.
The faulty airbag inflators have been connected with six injuries as well as two deaths that were linked to Honda vehicles in 2009, USA TODAY reported. The NHTSA recently opened a probe into the growing problems with the faulty inflators, which are believed to contain propellant that was improperly stored and exposed to moisture.
Takata's lax recordkeeping has contributed to the size of the recalls since the company has had a difficult time figuring out which vehicles were built with the problematic inflators, according to the USA TODAY report.
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