Toyota recalled 2.27 million vehicles globally covering 20 models, including its Corolla sedan, Yaris sub-compact and Noah minivan over an airbag system defect that could cause fires
Japanese car-maker Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday said it recalled 2.27 million vehicles globally from 20 different variants over an airbag system defect that could cause fires.
Toyota, which has now recalled about nine million vehicles in the past two months, said the announcement covered 20 models, including its Corolla sedan, Yaris sub-compact and Noah minivan.
“The involved vehicles were equipped with front passenger airbag inflators, which could have been assembled with improperly manufactured propellant wafers (that) could cause the inflator to rupture and the front passenger airbag to deploy abnormally in the event of a crash.” the company said in a statement.
A company spokesman in Tokyo said the automaker had received a complaint from a Japanese customer who said his passenger seat was burned from the defect. No serious injuries or accidents linked to the defect had been reported, he added.
The fire risk covers about 1.62 million cars overseas and 650,000 in Japan, Toyota said, and follows a mass recall last year for the same glitch with the vehicles’ airbag inflator.
This recall is another blow to the world’s biggest automaker, whose safety reputation has been dented in recent years.
In April, Toyota recalled 6.39 million vehicles globally over a string of problems, and another 520,000 vehicles last month, mostly in North America, over several issues, including cable corrosion that could cause unused spare tyres to fall off.
In February, it had recalled 1.9 million of its signature Prius hybrid cars, after recalling millions of other models in recent years over a possible fire risk and other safety issues.
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