Toyota Recalls In The News
First announcement was September 29, 2009: Toyota Motor Corporation is recalling 3.8 million vehicles in the United States, this recall is the largest recall there has ever been in the United States. This recall includes several models of the Toyota vehicles and the Toyota Motor Corporation is working with officials from the National Highway Traffic Administration.
The recall of these vehicles is due to the problems with the removable floor mats that can cause the accelerator pedal to stick. The stuck accelerator pedal can cause high speeds causing drivers to lose control, resulting in serious injury or death.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received approximately 102 reports of accelerators that might have become stuck on Toyota vehicles.
This includes one crash in California in August in which an accelerator became stuck on a Toyota vehicle causing high speeds of approximately 120 miles per hour. The family in the vehicle called 911 stating the accelerator was stuck and they could not stop the vehicle. The family in the Lexus was killed after being involved in a high speed crash resulting from the stuck accelerator.
Toyota spokesman Irv Miller stated the while Toyota is looking for a fix for the floor mats causing the rapid and uncontrollable acceleration owners of these models of Toyota vehicles should remove the floor mats.
Secretary Ray LaHood of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has stated they are strongly urging everyone with these models of vehicles to remove the mats and any other obstacles that could result in unintended acceleration.
The Toyota Models Recalled:
2007-2010 Toyota Camry
2007-2010 Toyota Tundra
2007-2010 Lexus ES350
2006-2010 Lexus IS250 and IS350
2005-2010 Toyota Avalon
2005-2010 Toyota Tacoma
2004-2009 Toyota Prius
Toyota Recalls 2004-2006 Models Over Airbag Issues
Toyota recalled 133 models of their vehicles from 2004 through 2006 models due to air bag issues, which included the improper assembly of the bag inflator. These airbags that are placed in the vehicle to protect the driver and passengers were assembled where some inflators were produced with insufficient amounts of heating agents that are necessary for proper deployment of the air bag.
The models included in the air bag deployment recall of the 2004-2006 Toyotas:
2004-2006 Lexus LS
2006 Lexus GS
2006 Lexus IS
2004-2006 Prius
2005-2006 Tacoma
2005 RAV4
2005-2006 Avalon
2005-2006 Scion TC
2007 Camry
June 2009: Toyota recalled 1,348 vehicles from 2009 and 2010 passenger vehicles that were built from June 2, 2008 to May 4, 2009.
The vehicles were not equipped with load carrying capacity modification labels that failed to conform with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims. This recall was expected to begin during July 2009.
The incorrect load carrying capacity labels could result in the vehicle being overloaded and increasing the risk of a crash. This recall included:
2005-2009 Toyota Tundra
Other Toyota Recalls
2007 Toyota Tacoma recalled July 24, 2007 included approximately 108 vehicles that were equipped with four wheel drive. The front side of the rear propeller shaft could have been improperly cast and could separate at the joint. This separated part could hit the road causing loss of control of the vehicle.
2006 Toyota Tacoma recall date was February 27, 2006 due to improper wheel assembly affecting approximately 12020 of the model vehicles. This recall was the result of the bead of the tire may have been damaged due to improper assembly of the tires onto the wheel. This could cause a bulge to form in the side wall, which air could leak and cause the driver to crash.
2006 Toyota Tacoma recall date was October 14, 2005 and the affected number of vehicles in the recall was 7203. This recall was for failure to conform to the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110 Tire Selection and Rims. The vehicle tire and loading label information on the driver’s side B-Pillar was incorrect and the total designated seating capacity.
2001-2004 Toyota Tacoma recall was July 25, 2005 this recall included 768379 vehicles and was due to suspension front control arm and lower ball joint. The recall was issued due to the possibility of scratching on the lower ball joint that could result in excessive wear to the part. This could cause looseness and increased steering effort.
2005 Toyota Tacoma trucks were recalled February 11, 2005 and the number of affected vehicles was 22228. In this recall the trucks equipped with an automatic transmission had the potential of the parking brake pedal cable lock nut not being tightened to the proper torque specification. This could allow the vehicle when parked on a slope to roll.
2005 Toyota Tacoma recall on June 28, 2009 was due to the seat position and seat belt buckle sensor connector pins being incorrectly positioned. This was due to a manufacturing error and affected 11592 of the model.
2001-2003 Toyota Tacoma recall was May 19, 2003 included 123360 vehicles and was due to the fuel system, gasoline delivery hoses fittings, lines and piping. During side impact tests (NCAP tests) the flange at the rear of the double cab body deformed and interfered with the fuel inlet hose connected to the fuel filler pipe and fuel tank and resulted in the fuel inlet hose being damaged. The damage that could be caused could result in fuel leakage and possible fire.
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