Toyota Recalls 3.4 Million Vehicles Worldwide Due to Faulty Air Bags
- Author Cheyenne Francis
- Published February 21, 2020
- Word count 397
Japanese carmaker Toyota said that it will recall 3.4 million vehicles worldwide due to an electronic glitch that can result in faulty air bag deployments in crashes.
The recall, which includes 2.9 million United States (US) vehicles, covers the following Toyota models:
2011-2019 Corolla
2011-2013 Matrix
2012-2018 Avalon
2013-2018 Avalon Hybrid
The vehicles may have an electronic control unit which lacks adequate protection against electrical noise that can occur in crashes, which then results in incomplete or non-deployment of the air bags. It could also prevent the operation of seat-belt pretensioners, which pulls in on the belt in the event of a crash.
In April, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) expanded a probe into 12.3 million with potentially defective air bags. This covered several automakers, including Toyota and the vehicles above that they are recalling.
NHTSA had mentioned back in April that it had identified two frontal crash events, both involving newer Corolla models. One of the crashes was fatal, which was suspected to be due to "electrical overstress" on Toyota car products.
They also said that the air bags under investigation where installed in more than 12 million vehicles from 2010 through 2019 sold by:
Toyota
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Honda Motors
Hyundai Motors
Kia Motors
Mitsubishi
These vehicles had an air bag control unit installed, which was initially produced by TRW Automotive Holdings Corp, which is now owned by ZF Friedrichshafen.
NHTSA said that as many as eight deaths could be tied to the issue in total.
Hyundai, Kia and Fiat Chrysler had previously issued recalls for over 2.5 million vehicles with the TRW air bag control units, due to the suspicion that they may not deploy in crashes.
Fiat Chrysler recalled nearly 2 million vehicles for air bag non-deployments back in 2016, saying that there were reports of three deaths and five injuries that may have been related to the defect.
Hyundai and Kia recalled more than 1 million vehicles in 2018 due to the same concerns. They had reports of four deaths and six injuries in North America tied to the issue.
Toyota dealers will install a noise filter between the air bag control module and its wire harness if needed. They also declined to say how many deaths or injuries were tied to the issue.
Toyota will notify vehicle owners of the recall by mid-March this year. The number of affected vehicles in Singapore is also currently unknown.
Source: CNA, Reuters
Rate article
Article comments
There are no posted comments.
Related articles
- Vestibuloplasty Procedure using Dental Diode Lasers
- Deep Learning vs Machine Learning
- Powerful Keyloggers for Windows
- Bridging the Deep Political Divide of 2021…Economically
- Be an Example, Get the Covid Shot
- Small-Souled Bugmen
- How you get valued backlinks to a website
- HGRBS New Year’s Powerpack Series 1-4 [ Critical U.S. Homeowner's Guides for 2021 ]
- 5 Ways to Spice Up Your Japan Travel Itinerary
- Things You Must Know About mSpy App
- Are You Imprisoned In Your Mind
- How ‘No-Code Tools’ Help Your Business.
- Adapting to the New Changes of Economics Of B2B Marketing
- How to help a stray dog
- What To Do When The Basement Floods
- Why A Website Is Important For Small Businesses?
- How We Rebranded, Redesigned & Redefined a Small Business
- 3 amazing facts about affiliate Marketing
- Storing Food for Emergency Situations
- How To Get Rid Off From Forex Trading Scams Or Frauds in 2021
- 4 Guidelines On How To Make Your Website Stand Out
- Why Your Business Needs A Corporate Video in 2021
- Get Abortion Pill Online to Easily Terminate the Unwanted Gestation
- THE CREATION
- Critical Mass: The Search for the Quantum/Classical Threshold, the Inanimate God and the Beginning of Time
- BEST REASONS TO BUY CIGARETTES AND CIGAR ONLINE
- Build dual boot and multi-boot environments with a boot manager
- How do you know if your Car Needs Coolant?
- Which vaccinations are recommended during pregnancy?
- Family Law Attorney - You Would Be Surprised At How Important They Are!