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Daimler AG and Volkswagen of America have announced this week the separate recalls of several models under their respective umbrellas related to potential issues with Takata airbag inflators.

Separate from the airbag issues, General Motors has announced the recall of over 420,000 pickups and SUVs in the U.S. due to a potential issue with their brake pedals.

Citing notification by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about the potential defects related to Takata-sourced driver-side airbags in their vehicles, both Daimler and Volkswagen have decided to recall, collectively, approximately 1.52 million vehicles.

840,000 Daimler vehicles recalled

Auto Remarketing confirmed the Daimler recall with a spokesperson from Mercedes-Benz USA, who said that Daimler had issued a precautionary recall of approximately 705,000 Mercedes-Benz cars and about 136,000 Daimler vans in the United States for potentially defective Takata driver-side airbag inflators.

The affected models included are various 2005-2014 Mercedes-Benz car models including the SLK, C-Class, E-Class, M-Class, GL, R-class and SLS. Affected Daimler vans include 2007-2014 Dodge, Freightliner and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter models.

Mercedes-Benz says it is not aware of any incidents related to the Takata inflators in any of its vehicles.

680,000 VW vehicles recalled

Also citing the potential for defect in its Takata-sourced driver-side airbags, VW announced Wednesday the recall of the following 680,000 vehicles in the United States:

  • Certain 2006-2010 model-year Volkswagen Passat sedan and wagon (German production)
  • Certain 2012-2014 model-year Volkswagen Eos
  • Certain 2010-2014 model-year Volkswagen Golf
  • Certain 2010-2014 model-year Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen
  • Certain 2012-2014 model-year Volkswagen Passat (U.S. production)
  • Certain 2009-2014 model-year Volkswagen CC

GM recalls 426,573 pickups and SUVs        

A General Motors spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that the company has decided that a defect that relates to motor vehicle safety, in this case an issue with the brake pedal, exists in certain 2015-2016 Chevrolet Silverado HD, GMC Sierra HD, and Chevrolet Tahoe police vehicles.

Totaling 426,573 vehicles in the United States (46,323 pickups and 564 Tahoes in Canada), these vehicles have a potential issue where the brake pedal nut may become loose, causing the brake pedal to loosen or become inoperative.

According to GM, there are currently no field reports of accidents or injuries due to the condition.

Subaru recalls 77,000 Tribecas

NHTSA has announced this week the recall of 77,000 Subaru Tribeca vehicles from  model-years 2006-2014due to a possible malfunction of the hood safety system and hood lock system, causing the hood in affected vehicles to potentially open unexpectedly while driving.