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Washington / Detroit (dpa) - The largest US automaker General Motors (GM) has to order numerous pick-up trucks and SUVs to the workshops due to possibly defective airbags from the supplier Takata.
The US traffic regulator NHTSA ordered the recall of around 5.9 million vehicles on Monday.
GM now has 30 days to come up with a plan to inform the affected car owners in the US and to fix the problems.
This recall campaign is likely to be extremely expensive for the car company.
GM was disappointed with the agency's decision.
"We do not believe that a recall is appropriate," it said in a statement.
However, the order will be followed.
According to the US media, the action will cost GM about $ 1.2 billion (EUR 1.0 billion).
A company spokesman did not want to confirm this at first.
GM has been trying to avoid a recall for years.
Specifically, it is about pick-up and SUV models from the group brands Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC from 2007 to 2014.
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Defective Takata airbags have been causing problems in the auto industry for years and have caused the largest US car recall to date.
In addition to GM, a number of other car manufacturers are also affected, including German manufacturers such as Audi and BMW.
Overly deploying air cushions that throw pieces of metal cladding through the vehicle have been linked to numerous injuries and 29 deaths.
Takata has admitted guilty for manufacturing errors in the US and accepted a billion-dollar fine.
The airbag debacle drove the company into bankruptcy in 2017.
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