More than 400 Victorians face having their car registration suspended if they fail to replace their faulty Takata airbags.
The move from the Andrews Government follows multiple attempts from vehicle manufacturers to contact affected owners, including letters, calls, emails and doorknocking.
There have been 29 reported deaths - including one in Australia - and more than 320 injuries worldwide from faulty Takata airbag inflators, which can shoot particles at deadly speeds when deployed in an accident.
More than 3.4 million airbags have been replaced free of charge in 2.8 million cars in Australia as part of compulsory recall efforts going back to 2013, but thousands are believed to still remain on the roads.
In Victoria that number is at least 400, including in certain Honda, Toyota, Nissan, BMW, Mazda and Lexus models manufactured between 2001 and 2004.
"We don’t want to suspend or cancel anybody’s registration, but we will do whatever is necessary to get these potentially deadly airbags off our roads,” Road Safety Minister Jaala Pulford said.
People with the faulty airbags will receive letters again this week giving them a time frame to have them replaced at no cost by authorised brand dealers.
If the directions are not followed, the registrations for those vehicles will be suspended.
The government has opted to avoid fines because of the socio-economic status of many of those affected.
To check if your vehicle has been affected by the recall, visit
https://ismyairbagsafe.com.au/
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