9/13/13

recall Highlander Hybrid and some types of Lexus IS 350

  For the sake of consumer safety and comfortability, there are recall  Highlander Hybrid  and some types of Lexus IS 350.

It has been done that The recall was for a Highlander Hybrid vehicles and some types of Lexus IS 350.

Toyota announced the recall of as many as 369,000  recall  sport utility vehicle (SUV) from the consumer.



Number of the vehicle being towed to be fixed it is in the United States (U.S.) 235,000 units, a total of 74,000 units in Japan and 37,500 units in Europe. Toyota spokesman in Tokyo said the recall was due to no fault of production.

However, the Toyota said no accidents or fatalities resulting from a production error that will be fixed.
Recalls Highlander Hybrid SUV will be applied to cars manufactured in 2006 and 2010. According to the company, Highlander Hybrid recall done because no transistors in the hybrid system has the potential to stop work if conditions are too hot.

While recall Lexus IS 350, IS 350C and GS 350 specific to units produced in 2006 and 2011. This car in the recall due to potentially stop the oncoming car because there are bolts in the valve timing is too loose.

To facilitate recall, the Japanese automaker will send a message to the owner of the unit through the mail.

In terms of recall, Toyota did not just do it once. In June, Toyota also to recall a quarter of a million Prius and Lexus hybrid for braking problems.

In addition, in October 2012, Toyota also announced a recall of 7.43 million cars due to power window problem that poses a risk of fire. In April 2012, Toyota to recall 1.7 million units of the car due to defective airbags.

Toyota's biggest recall occurred in 2009 and 2010. At that time more than 8 million Toyota vehicles have problems with gas pedals that could stick. In this case, the dealer told to halt sales of eight models, and production models suspended.