豐田因安全氣囊缺陷將在全球範圍召回143萬輛汽車
Japanese carmaker Toyota says it will recall 1.43 million vehicles worldwide over faulty airbags. The cars affected are Prius and Lexus models from 2008 to 2012.
日本汽車製造商豐田汽車今日表示，因安全氣囊出現故障，將在全球範圍內召回143萬輛汽車。受影響的是2008年至2012年之間的普銳斯和雷克薩斯車型。Toyota and other carmakers have over the past years been rocked by millions of recalls over problems with airbags from Japanese supplier company Takata.
在過去幾年裏，豐田和其他汽車製造商因日本供應商高田公司生產的安全氣囊出現問題而召回了數百萬輛車。The latest recall does not involve Takata products and the problem has not been linked to any fatalities or injuries.
不過最新的召回不涉及高田的產品，且該問題還沒有與任何死亡或受傷事件相關聯。
The recall includes some 495,000 cars sold in North America, 743,000 in Japan as well as vehicles in Europe, China and other regions.
此次召回包括在北美銷售的495000輛，日本的743000輛，以及在歐洲、中國和其他地區的車輛。In a statement relating to the US recall, the carmaker said the vehicles had an airbag inflator that could have a small crack in a weld which could widen over time.
在有關美國銷售車輛的召回聲明中，該汽車製造商表示，這些車輛的安全氣囊充氣器的焊接中有個小裂縫，隨着時間推移可能變大。The airbag could partially inflate and parts of the inflator could enter the vehicle interior, leading to "an increased risk of injury".
該缺陷還可能造成安全氣囊充氣不足，使氣體發生器彈入車內，增加事故受傷風險。Safety devices made by Takata have been linked to 11 deaths and more than 100 injuries. Globally, 12 carmakers have been affected with more than 100 million Takata-related recalls under way or expected.
由高田公司生產的安全設備已經與11人死亡、100餘人的受傷事件相關聯。而在全球範圍內，12家汽車製造商的1億輛汽車正在或將要受到與高田相關的召回的影響。
