More than 1.2 million vehicles in South Africa may still have outstanding Takata airbag recalls, prompting a national safety campaign urging motorists to check whether their vehicles require a free replacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
naamsa | The Automotive Business Council, together with participating vehicle manufacturers, launched the National Takata Airbag Recall Campaign on 4 August 2026. The campaign aims to reach motorists who may have missed previous recall notices, particularly where vehicles have changed ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Takata recall affects certain vehicles because of a safety issue with the airbag inflator. In the event of a crash, an affected inflator can malfunction and potentially cause serious injury. Vehicle owners whose cars are affected can have the recalled airbag replaced free of charge<\/strong> through an authorised manufacturer or dealership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The campaign will run across all nine provinces over the next 12 months, using media, dealerships, community outreach and digital platforms to encourage motorists to check their vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For communities such as Diepsloot, where many vehicles are bought second-hand or may have changed owners several times, motorists are encouraged not to assume that a previous owner dealt with a recall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Motorists can check their Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)<\/strong> and contact the vehicle manufacturer’s authorised dealership or recall platform to find out whether their vehicle is affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If a vehicle is listed as having an outstanding Takata airbag recall, owners should arrange a replacement with an authorised dealership. The repair is provided at no cost to the vehicle owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n naamsa CEO Mikel Mabasa said the campaign is intended to make recall information more accessible to motorists and encourage vehicle owners to take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The message to motorists is simple: check your VIN, share the information with family and neighbours, and do not ignore a recall.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n One check could help protect you and your passengers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" More than 1.2 million vehicles in South Africa may still have outstanding Takata airbag recalls, prompting a national safety campaign urging motorists to check whether their vehicles require a free… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,6,14],"tags":[26,68,419,418,417],"class_list":["post-2323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-community-news","category-motoring","tag-diepsloot-news","tag-gauteng-community-safety","tag-naamsa","tag-national-takata-airbag-recall-campaign","tag-takata-airbag-recalls"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2323"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2325,"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323\/revisions\/2325"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}