Ford and Mazda issue do-not-drive warnings for 457,000 vehicles with Takata airbags

Ford and Mazda have issued do-not-drive warnings covering more than 457,000 vehicles that contain recalled Takata airbags.

According to a release posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website, Ford’s warning covers 374,290 model year 2004-2014 vehicles comprising a range of models that were part of previous recall campaigns. It also includes Lincoln and Mercury vehicles.

Mazda’s warning covers 82,893 previously recalled model year 2003-2015 vehicles.

NHTSA urges owners of the vehicles to not drive them until a repair is completed and the defective airbag is replaced.

Ford customers should check the automaker’s recalls website to see if their vehicle is affected.

Mazda customers can visit the company’s recalls website for more information.

To date, NHTSA says 27 people in the U.S. have been killed by a defective Takata airbag that exploded, while at least 400 people in the U.S. reportedly have been injured by them.