NHTSA can order a recall if it finds a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety.

Unlike NHTSA, Japan's regulator cannot order a recall unless the cause of the problem is known.

Japan's auto industry regulator currently has no authority to order a recall unless the cause of the problem is known.

The NTSB makes safety recommendations, while the NHTSA can order a recall if it deems a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety.

NTSB makes safety recommendations but cannot compel action, while NHTSA can order a recall if it deems a vehicle poses an unreasonable safety risk.

The agency is probing why the automaker waited until February to order a recall despite first learning of the defect more than 10 years ago.

Media reports said Thailand had ordered a recall of Fonterra products imported since May.

There are reports Thailand has ordered a recall of Fonterra products imported since May.

Nutricia ordered a recall of 67,000 tins of infant formula in New Zealand.

Samsung originally shipped 2.5m phones which could explode, and ordered a recall of them.

Dutch authorities have warned the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, which had ordered a recall by national authorities.

Danone said it was recalling specific batches of four infant formula products in Malaysia, while Vietnam ordered a recall of suspect products.

Reports in Brunei say the government there has ordered a recall and ban on the import, distribution and sale of Fonterra food products.

Last week Samsung ordered a recall of 2.5 million Note 7 devices after reports emerged of them catching fire during charging.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has ordered a recall of all batches of a type of pure water for babies amid safety concerns.