Toyota Group recalls nearly 6.5 million vehicles due to technical errors
On April 9, Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp announced a recall of 6.39 million vehicles worldwide due to technical errors related to the steering wheel and seats.
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| Toyota Yaris 2010. (Source: green.autoblog) |
Of the 6.39 million vehicles recalled, about 3.5 million will have their cables replaced, the device believed to be the cause of the airbag not deploying in the event of a collision, Toyota said in a statement.
About 50% of these vehicles were produced between April 2004 and December 2010 in the North American market. Meanwhile, about 2.32 million three-door vehicles produced between January 2005 and August 2010 were recalled to check the slider, which is believed to cause the seat to slide forward in a collision.
The remaining vehicles recalled are due to defects in the steering column, wiper arm, and engine start button. This is Toyota's largest single-day recall since October 2012, when the company recalled 7.43 million Yaris, Corolla, and other models due to defects in the door buttons.
Toyota said that at the time of the recall announcement, the company had not received any information related to collisions or casualties due to faulty equipment. It also did not specify the cost of the recall or the cause of the above technical errors.
Toyota's large-scale vehicle recall coincides with the US Congress's investigation into technical defects in some GM-made vehicles. The US Congress is expected to hold a number of hearings to find out why GM and the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) were slow to report vehicle defects and resolve issues related to technical defects after receiving customer feedback.
An investigation report published on March 14 by the Center for Auto Safety (USA) said that a total of more than 300 people have died in traffic accidents due to faulty airbags.
Specifically, these airbags did not deploy on 1.6 million passenger vehicles that GM recalled last month. The death toll is much higher than GM's report that there were only 13 deaths in more than 30 accidents related to the recalled vehicles.
Previously, Chrysler recalled nearly 870,000 sports cars due to a defect in the brake system./.
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