Japanese automotive manufacturers Honda Motor and Mazda Motor may have to recall more cars in the US over airbag issues.
Reuters reported that both the companies may have to recall 200,000 more cars in Japan to replace Takata air bags if it meets the terms with a US order to recall cars throughout the US instead in humid regions.
Various automakers in the US have issued regional recalls of several models to examine the explosion of Takata air bags.
Safety regulators in the US have ordered Takata to have those recalls expanded nationwide.
An official at Japan's transport ministry was quoted by Reuters as saying that a US-wide recall may add 200,000 Honda and Mazda cars to the 2.6 million cars fitted with Takata air bags currently under recall in Japan.
Transport Minister Akihiro Ohta said the repeated recalls featuring Takata air bags could undermine trust in Japan's entire auto industry.
Ohta told reporters, "This is an extremely important issue for automobile safety. Japanese manufacturing enjoys a high level of trust so I am worried this situation will shake that confidence."
