RE: Toyota recall official details
Wednesday 9th April 2014
A Toyota recall is in the news again. In this instance there are three potential faults across four models, with 35,124 UK cars involved as part of over six million worldwide.
In its press release Toyota states that there have been no reports of any accidents or injuries relating to the vehicle issues. Toyota is now launching an inspection and repair programme at no charge for all customers, who can check if their car is part of the recall at the Toyota website.
Toyota has also discovered a steering column bracket problem on 1,293 of the 10,000 Yarises and Urban Cruisers being recalled. A weld that connects the bracket to the instrument panel may break when 'the steering wheel is repeatedly turned with full force'. Second-gen Yarises with the tilt/telescopic steering wheel adjustment and Urban Cruisers built between September 2005 and February 2009 are in this part of the recall. An extra bracket will be fitted to all cars by Toyota even without damage; those affected will get replacement instrument panel reinforcement. The steering column bracket fix will take between 2.5 and 4.5 hours.
Toyota recall official details
Toyota confirms 35K RAV4, Hilux, Yaris and Urban Cruiser models affected in UK
A spiral cable assembly defect has been identified on RAV4s and Hiluxes built between June 2004 and December 2010. A retainer in the airbag unit could become damaged and potentially cut connectivity to the driver's airbag. Any issue should be highlighted by an airbag warning light.
Toyota will fit an improved spiral cable to all the 24,785 UK cars being recalled (the split nearly even between the two models). The work should take about an hour.
A seat spring rail issue in Yaris and Urban Cruiser models built between January 2005 and August 2010 affects 10,339 cars. The spring has been identified as weak and susceptible to breaking under frequent use. Therefore it may not lock into position or could move in a crash. New springs will be fitted where required, taking between 40 and 90 minutes at Toyota.
All owners involved in the recall will be contacted by Toyota imminently. As well as the website, Toyota customers can phone the recall helpline on 0800 1388744 for more information.
Discussion
Madkat said:
Great to see a manufacturer so dedicated to maintaining a standard and addressing known problems. Maybe backed into a corner based on the previous recall debacle but at least they're doing something about it that is more than can be said for a lot of manufacturers.
Indeed.Especially as no actual injuries/ incidents have been reported, this seems very much a preventative approach.
Makes you wonder how many other manufacturers have similar issues and choose to ignore them.
Toyota make such well built reliable cars - I do wonder if they're being a little too honest for their own good?
Stupid people will see the headlines and think 'Toyota = unreliable', when in actual fact it means they've found a 'potential' issue (never actually been an issue) and are putting it right.
Most other manufacturers would simply be in denial or sweep such things under the carpet.
Good on Toyota - possibly one of the best & most honest manufacturers out there?
Stupid people will see the headlines and think 'Toyota = unreliable', when in actual fact it means they've found a 'potential' issue (never actually been an issue) and are putting it right.
Most other manufacturers would simply be in denial or sweep such things under the carpet.
Good on Toyota - possibly one of the best & most honest manufacturers out there?
I just don't get this. They seem to be committing brand suicide by worrying everyone about issues that probably every 10 year old car has! Fair play for them for being so conscientious at to fix these issues, but I don't see BMW, VW or Renault doing the same....and they're image seems less damaged as a result.
RacerMike said:
I just don't get this. They seem to be committing brand suicide by worrying everyone about issues that probably every 10 year old car has! Fair play for them for being so conscientious at to fix these issues, but I don't see BMW, VW or Renault doing the same....and they're image seems less damaged as a result.
It may just be in the publics mindset to look out for Toyota recalls more prominently where they couldn't care less about other manufacturer ones. But then that says more about people's ignorance than the attentive nature of Toyota recalls.
Two words: Product Liability
You need to be squeaky clean, especially in the USA. There's no way Toyota would issue these recalls without there being a genuine reason (read: safety risk).
As a side note, there are plenty of un-publicly documented 'recalls'. They're called service actions and are deemed to not be significant enough to warrant a (very expensive) recall.
You need to be squeaky clean, especially in the USA. There's no way Toyota would issue these recalls without there being a genuine reason (read: safety risk).
As a side note, there are plenty of un-publicly documented 'recalls'. They're called service actions and are deemed to not be significant enough to warrant a (very expensive) recall.
ajprice said:
Is it good that they are fixing 10 year old cars, or bad that they took 10 years to find out what they built wasn't up to standard?
I think it's more of a case of they keep a good eye out. Nothing can really be tested for a decade before begin signed off and put to market, so toyota are doing the next best thing - something they felt would last a lifetime during their testing, has shown up (over time) to be a potential faliiure-point. They recognise it is something that should never go wrong, that it isnt a service item and can occur through normal driving conditions and they are fixing it...good on them! RacerMike said:
I just don't get this. They seem to be committing brand suicide by worrying everyone about issues that probably every 10 year old car has! Fair play for them for being so conscientious at to fix these issues, but I don't see BMW, VW or Renault doing the same....and they're image seems less damaged as a result.
They're not recalling them for fun, they'll spend millions if not billions on this recall alone and it'll be, as someone else rightly says, an arse covering exercise to avoid being sued further down the line when someone has an accident.All manufacturers are doing it constantly, but Toyota shows up prominently because of a) the volume of vehicles involved and b) the media and public remember the big recent campaigns they've had regarding the throttle pedal and other items.
TommyBuoy said:
renaultgeek said:
TommyBuoy said:
Still looking out for cars built almost 10 years ago - that's good work by Toyota.
or trying not to get sued?
When does a companies responisibilty for this these type of failures end?
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