Toyota Motor Corp. said today that it is recalling 5.8 million vehicles around the world equipped with faulty air bags manufactured by Takata Corp., the Wall Street Journal reported. The air bags lack a drying agent to prevent the buildup of moisture, a flaw blamed for air-bag explosions that spray shrapnel into vehicle cabins — a problem linked to more than a dozen deaths and more than 100 injuries globally. The recall includes 1.16 million vehicles in Japan, 1.47 million in Europe and 820,000 in China produced between April 2006 and December 2014, Toyota said that in a statement. The latest recall announcement doesn’t include models sold in the U.S., where Toyota has already announced a recall of cars made during the same period, the company said. The recall includes a second round of recalls of around 20,000 vehicles first recalled in 2010. Those vehicles, produced between May 2000 and November 2001, had faulty Takata air bags replaced with a new set that still lacked a drying agent. The latest recall will install air bags that have the drying agent.
