Airbags Takata: Government Forces Manufacturers to Lend Replacement Vehicles

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The vehicles targeted by a "stop drive", i.e. a total of 1.7 million in France, will have to be repaired on average 15 days after the appointment under penalty of "high periodicity", said the Ministry of Transport.

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The government now intends to require car manufacturers to lend replacement vehicles to people who have been immobilized for more than 15 days by Takata brand dangerous airbags.

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The Ministry of Transport announced, in a report published on Tuesday 29 July 2025, the obligation for manufacturers to offer replacement vehicles to certain drivers immobilized because of a dangerous Takata airbag.

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In a decree published this Tuesday, Philippe Tabarot announces in particular that the owners of vehicles concerned by the stop drive will be offered a free supply of a courtesy vehicle.

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In particular, the document, commissioned by the Ministry of Transport, recommends that vehicles should be identified during technical checks and not be allowed to circulate until the airbags have been changed.

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2.5 million vehicles with high-risk airbags remain in circulation. "There are holes in the reminder device," according to a report released this Tuesday by the government.