The parents of Kyriacos Oxinos and Styliani Georgalli, who died in Cyprus due to faulty Takata airbag explosions, have received vehicle recall notices for their children’s crashed cars.
Styliani’s father expressed his frustration on social media, stating “Cyprus 2025! A car registered as out of service since 10/7/24, gets a recall notice today! They have no idea what they’re doing!”
Maria Loui, Kyriacos Oxinos’s mother, called the situation “unbelievable” in comments to Philenews. She questioned whether the Transport Minister and officials who made these decisions could guarantee the safety of drivers whose vehicles contain Takata airbags, referring to them as “time bombs” that could cause more deaths.
The Department of Road Transport launched an urgent recall campaign affecting approximately 82,000 vehicles with faulty airbags and brakes, giving owners eight months to complete necessary repairs or face vehicle registration suspension.
The Takata airbag defect, caused by a chemical component that can deteriorate in hot conditions, risks explosive deployment that could project metal fragments into vehicle cabins, potentially causing serious injury to occupants.
It is estimated that at least 27 deaths and hundreds of injuries worldwide have been attributed to the defective Takata airbags.
In Cyprus, at least three deaths have been linked to the faulty Takata airbags.
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