Six major car makers, including Toyota, Honda and Nissan, are recalling nearly 3.4 million older-model vehicles throughout the world because of defective airbags that can send shrapnel flying into the passenger compartment.

Toyota, Honda and Nissan are recalling more than two million vehicles globally due to an air bag problem.

Japanese car giant Honda announced today it would slash its British vehicle production by 10% because of faltering demand, but said workers’ jobs were safe.