Up to 100,000 cars being driven in Ireland may be affected by a safety recall prompted by potentially faulty airbags.
The recall also involves some of the world's biggest car makers.
Toyota has announced that almost 27,000 cars built between 2004 and 2007, and sold in Ireland, are being recalled.
The same independent airbag manufacturer, Takata, has also been responsible for supplying airbags to other major car companies, including Nissan, Ford, BMW, General Motors, Mazda and Subaru.
Today, Nissan also announced a recall of 1.5 million cars worldwide, which will involve 15,500 vehicles being recalled in Ireland.
The Takata company is one of the world's biggest automotive suppliers but has been beset by quality control problems.
It has also been involved in a number of major safety recalls in recent years.
In the latest alert, which involves the recall of five million Toyota cars worldwide, it has emerged that humidity is causing potential problems with the operation of airbags.
While the problem seems to have been restricted to areas of the world that experience very high humidity, Toyota has opted to recall cars globally as a result.
The potentially faulty deployment of airbags could mean shards of metal being strewn around the driver and passenger areas of a car.
Four deaths and about 100 injuries have been reported as a result of faulty Takata airbags.
The Toyota models being recalled in Ireland include Yaris, Corolla and Avensis Verso.
