Ford Triples Takata Recalls; Mitsubishi Also Adds More

This week saw a flurry of updates after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration prompted an expansion of Takata's airbag campaign to nearly 34 million recalls. Ford has the largest update so far, nearly tripling its prior total to 1.51 million cars and adding the most-recent car in the crisis so far: the 2014 Mustang. Related: BMW, Fiat Chrysler, Honda Expand Takata Airbag Recalls Previously, the most recent car involved was the 2011 Honda Element. Ford has gone well beyond that: In response to last week's Takata notifications, the automaker expanded its recall tally to include the 2005-2014 Mustang and 2005-2006 GT exotic, plus the 2004-2006 Ford Ranger pickup built at two specific assembly plants. That's a major revision from before, when a slew of build dates and geographies factored in — and the Mustang was only under recall for the 2005-2008 model years. In total, Ford's recall count is up about 966,000 cars from before, spokeswoman Kelli Felker told Cars.com. "There's no geographic boundaries, but there are also no build date boundaries," Felker said. "This includes every one of those vehicles in those models regardless of where they're built in the world." Ford owners will receive notices beginning the week of July 13, she added. Mustang and GT recalls involve the driver's-side airbag, while the Ranger's recall involves the front-passenger airbag. Separately, Mitsubishi expanded its Takata recall for the Lancer compact to include some 2006 models. It's also for the passenger-side airbag. We're keeping track of all the specific cars involved in the Takata recall, including these latest additions. Go here to see it.

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