日本車企再召回逾1150萬輛汽車
Two of Japan’s biggest carmakers are expanding recalls to replace potentially faulty airbags made by Takata, deepening a safety crisis that will now affect more than 30m vehicles worldwide.
日本三大汽車製造商豐田(Toyota)、日產(Nissan)和本田(Honda)，擴大了召回汽車的範圍，以更換可能有問題的高田(Takata)安全氣囊，此舉意味着這一目前影響全球逾3000萬輛汽車的安全危機進一步深化。Toyota and Nissan said on Wednesday they will collectively recall another 6.6m vehicles globally. Honda, the carmaker most affected by the airbag problems, with more than 14m vehicles recalled so far, said it was considering taking similar action to its rivals.
週三，豐田和日產表示，它們一共會在全球再召回660萬輛汽車。而受安全氣囊影響最大的本田，則成爲本週第三家擴大汽車召回範圍的日本汽車製造商，新涉及的裝有高田安全氣囊的汽車達480萬輛，其中172萬輛位於日本。此舉令本田因這一安全氣囊事件召回的汽車數達到1920萬輛。
Carmakers are investigating the cause of incidents in which some Takata airbags have exploded when deploying, scattering shrapnel inside the car — the problems are linked to at least six deaths in the US and Malaysia.
此前，部分高田氣囊曾在使用中發生爆炸，導致碎片在車內四處濺射——這一問題與美國和馬來西亞發生的至少6起死亡事件有關。目前，汽車製造商正在調查事故原因。
Recalls of vehicles with potentially faulty airbags began in 2008, but the bulk of these actions took place over the past two years, and Takata, the Tokyo-based manufacturer, has been strongly criticised by US regulators for its response to the safety crisis.
對可能有問題氣囊的汽車的召回是從2008年開始的。不過，多數此類舉措還是發生在過去兩年。總部駐東京的安全氣囊製造商高田(Takata)，已因對這一安全危機的迴應方式，受到了美國監管機構的強烈批評。Takata declined to comment on the expanded recalls, saying the decisions were made by the carmakers.
高田拒絕置評豐田及日產擴大召回汽車數量的舉動，表示此舉是汽車製造商作出的決定。Toyota said it will expand its recalls to include 35 car models produced between 2003 to 2007.
豐田表示，該公司將把召回範圍擴大至包括2003年至2007年間生產的35款車型。“Among the parts collected from the Japanese market, certain types of airbag inflators were found to have a potential for moisture intrusion over time,” Toyota said.
豐田表示：“在日本市場收集的部件中，部分型號的安全氣囊氣體發生器被發現時間久了會受潮。”Toyota said it did not know whether there was a relationship between moisture getting into the airbag and the possibility of the inflator rupturing.
豐田表示，該公司並不清楚進入安全氣囊的水分與氣體發生器炸裂的可能性是否有關。Takata has previously admitted that, in the event of an accident, the front passenger side airbag inflators can rupture and spray metal shrapnel.
此前，高田曾經承認，在發生事故時，前排副駕側安全氣囊的氣體發生器可能會炸裂，並噴濺出金屬碎片。A Japanese transport ministry official said the expanded recalls were a precautionary measure. Both companies said no accidents or injuries had been reported.、
一名日本國土交通省官員表示，這次擴大召回範圍是一種預防性措施。兩家企業均表示沒有出現相關事故或傷亡的報告。
