The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries has again called for owners to make sure they have faulty airbags replaced. But, as David Brown reports there are sill over 200,000 that still need to go.
Nationwide, 2.6 million vehicles have had faulty Takata airbags replaced representing 3.6 million airbags.
Western Australia, Tasmania, Queensland, and South Australia have achieved 95% replacement of faulty airbags.
NSW and the ACT have replaced 94%.
Victoria and the Northern Territory 93%.
Nearly 220,000 airbags still need to be replaced.
The critical Alpha Takata airbags are so dangerous the FCAI recommends you stop driving your vehicle immediately. In these cases, owners risk the cancellation of their vehicle registration if they fail to act.
You can see if your car needs this at the website www.ismyairbagsafe.com.au
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