The Department of State Growth says of the 10 suspended, five have been rectified and two in the North West, one in the North and two in the south remain suspended.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has warned 35 Tasmanians to stop driving if they have vehicles fitted with alpha airbag inflators.

An ACCC spokesperson said the latest Tasmanian recall progress figures for the period ending 31 December 2018 showed there were 35 vehicles fitted with alpha airbag inflators and 20,224 non-alpha defective Takata airbag inflators in 17,964 vehicles still to have replacements.

“The ACCC expects the 35 vehicles fitted with alpha airbag inflators will be given absolute priority by Tasmanian vehicle dealers,” the spokesperson said.

“It is strongly recommended that owners of these vehicles stop driving their vehicles immediately.

“Consumers should not experience any delays in having alpha airbags replaced when their vehicle is under active recall.

“If consumers are experiencing any difficulties they can make a complaint to the manufacturer of their vehicle or contact the ACCC.”

A State Growth spokesman said the 35 vehicles referred to by the ACCC included vehicles that had expired registration up to two years.

He said these vehicles had no current registration to suspend and should not be driven on the road.

They also would not pass an inspection that would be required for re-registration.

The ACCC began investigating the Takata airbag recall in August 2017 and nearly two million inflators have been replaced.

RACT spokesman Darren Moody said there were as many as 18,000 airbags in vehicles in Tasmania that needed to be replaced, and more vehicles were being added to the list as the airbags aged.

“If a vehicle owner receives a communication from their vehicle’s manufacturer about having the airbag replaced, please act on it immediately and make contact with the dealer,” he said.

“There is no cost associated with having the airbag replaced.”

You can check your vehicle at www.ismyairbagsafe.com.au/