The Federal Government is expected to announce a compulsory recall of more than two million cars affected by a defective Takata airbag.
The defect causes the airbag inflators to explode and propel shrapnel into drivers and passengers, with the airbags being held responsible for the death of twenty people and more than one hundred and eighty injuries globally.
The airbags are fitted into more than sixty types of cars sold in Australia, including Toyota, Mazda, Honda and several other major car brands.
More than two point seven million vehicles have already been subject to a voluntary recall, of which one point seven million had their defective airbags replaced.