The Takata airbag safety recall is considered one of the most complicated and wide-ranging in the history of the United States. It officially began back in 2008, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that it involves 67 million airbags used in tens of millions of vehicles in the U.S. alone. After prolonged exposure to humidity and high temperatures, when the defective airbags deploy during an accident, they can explode and cause serious injuries and even deaths.
As a result, NHTSA and automakers have issued several recalls over the years, including “Do Not Drive” warnings for specific vehicles, which have a much greater risk of exploding airbags and should be immediately repaired. However, there are still countless vehicles on the road that have not been fixed, with the most recent reminder coming as Stellantis—Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, etc.—has issued another “Do Not Drive” warning for roughly 225,000 older vehicles that remain unrepaired. Those, along with the high-risk models from other automakers, are part of the list below, which can also be found on NHTSA’s website:
Acura
- 2002–2003 Acura 3.2 TL
- 2003 Acura 3.2CL
BMW
- Certain 2000–2006 BMW 3-series (E46), including M3
- Certain 2000–2003 BMW 5-series (E39), including M5
- Certain 2000–2004 BMW X5s (E53)
Chrysler
- 2007–2009 Chrysler Aspen
- 2005–2015 Chrysler 300
- 2007–2008 Chrysler Crossfire
Dodge
- 2005–2012 Dodge Dakota
- 2005–2008 Dodge Magnum
- 2006–2015 Dodge Charger
- 2008–2014 Dodge Challenger
- 2004–2009 Dodge Durango
- 2003–2016 Dodge Ram 1500
- 2003–2016 Dodge Sprinter
Ford
- Certain 2004–2011 Ford Rangers
- 2005–2006 GT
- 2005–2014 Mustang
- 2006–2012 Fusion
- 2006–2012 Lincoln MKZ/Zephyr
- 2006–2012 Mercury Milan
- 2007–2010 Edge
- 2007–2010 Lincoln MKX
Honda
- 2001–2002 Honda Accord
- 2001–2002 Honda Civic
- 2002 Honda CR-V
- 2002 Honda Odyssey
- 2003 Honda Pilot
Infiniti
- Certain 2002–2003 Infiniti QX4s
Jeep
- 2007–2016 Jeep Wrangler
Mazda
- Certain 2004–2009 Mazda B-series
- 2003–2013 Mazda 6
- 2006–2007 Mazda Speed6
- 2004–2011 RX-8
- 2004–2006 MPV
- 2007–2012 CX-7
- 2007–2015 CX-9
Mitsubishi
- 2006–2009 Mitsubishi Raider
Nissan
- Certain 2002–2006 Nissan Sentras
- Certain 2002–2004 Nissan Pathfinders
Pontiac
- Certain 2003–2004 Pontiac Vibes
Toyota
- Certain 2004–2005 Toyota RAV4s
- Certain 2003–2004 Corollas, including Matrix
To further confirm whether your vehicle is affected by the recall, use this feature on the NHTSA website to look up your VIN or search by Year Make Model, which will also show any other recall-related alerts.
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Eric Stafford’s automobile addiction began before he could walk, and it has fueled his passion to write news, reviews, and more for Car and Driver since 2016. His aspiration growing up was to become a millionaire with a Jay Leno–like car collection. Apparently, getting rich is harder than social-media influencers make it seem, so he avoided financial success entirely to become an automotive journalist and drive new cars for a living. After earning a journalism degree at Central Michigan University and working at a daily newspaper, the years of basically burning money on failed project cars and lemon-flavored jalopies finally paid off when Car and Driver hired him. His garage currently includes a 2010 Acura RDX, a manual ’97 Chevy Camaro Z/28, and a ’90 Honda CRX Si.
