"We are conducting a voluntary safety recall to address this issue and replace the front passenger bag inflator, " a spokesperson for Nissan told the BBC.
Ryo Sakai, a spokesperson for Toyota, told the BBC that the firm had received reports of five separate incidents of the airbag inflator being ruptured.
Toyota, which is recalling 1.73 million cars, said the vehicles had a defective part which "could cause the airbag inflator to rupture and deploy the airbag abnormally in a crash".