03 October 2025, 12:04

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Since October 3, almost 17 thousand cars are prohibited in Cyprus. Due to Takata airbags

Since October 3, almost 17 thousand cars are prohibited in Cyprus. Due to Takata airbags

From Friday, October 3, the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Cyprus

I recalled

Technical correspondence certificates (MOT

) has more than 16,900 cars. The solution applies to those cars whose owners have not replaced potentially defective Takata airbags

And they did not sign up for their replacement in service companies. Car with recalled MOT

must be immobilized.

Cyprus authorities allocated eight months (from February 2025) to replace Takata airbags of about 81 thousand cars. About 21% of the car owners did not replace defective airbags, so they lost the right to move on their vehicles on the country's roads. 

The largest number of reviews of technical correspondence certificates is recorded in brands

Toyota

And

Honda

- About 5000 and 2000.

The Ministry of Transport called on the owners of the car with defective airbags of safety as soon as possible to sign up for a replacement. You can clarify the details of the process in the call center of the Department of Road Transport by phone 22-600500 (from Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 15:00). Those owners of cars with Takata pillows, who have already signed up for replacement and received a delay in the recall of MOT, should replace defective pillows no later than October 31.

List

cars that need to replace Takata airbags

Fine

for driving a vehicle with invalid inspection (MOT) -

150 euros

In the event of an accident in the absence of an existing certificate of inspection, an insurance company may

refuse damage

.

The article on the topic

“In Cyprus

resumed

Work Road Security Service. To put things in order in the field of vehicle imports "

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