Toyota Motor Corp. (7203), Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. recalled at least 3 million vehicles worldwide for defects in airbags made by Takata Corp.

Toyota, Honda, Nissan recall at least 3 million vehicles worldwide for defects in Takata airbags | bloom.bg/Zauhw4

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Toyota recalled 1.73 million vehicles including the Corolla and Camry sedans worldwide on concern that a malfunctioning inflator in the airbag could inadvertently deploy the front-seat airbags or activate the automatic seat belt restraints, Shino Yamada, a spokeswoman for the Toyota City, Japan-based automaker, said by phone today. Honda called back about 1.14 million vehicles globally, while Nissan called back a more than 137,000 units in Japan, the companies said in separate statements.