Thursday, February 11, 2010

Toyota monitors voluntary pedals recall

Toyota Ghana says it is in constant touch with Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), on the issue of safety recall of some vehicles, to correct sticking accelerators pedals on certain Toyota brands of vehicles manufactured in North America, China and Europe.

Mr. Eric Darko, Deputy General Manager, Operations, and Toyota Ghana in a media interaction in Accra said: “Toyota Ghana is closely monitoring the situation on the ground, so far, no related case of incident has been reported.

“We will not hesitate to inform our valued customers of the affected vehicles in our market should any such information become available.”

Mr. Darko explained that Toyota Ghana, sole dealer of Toyota cars in the country imports cars from Japan, United Kingdom and South Africa which have been identified to be free from the pedal problem.

Recently, the Japanese automaker, Toyota recalled 4.2 million vehicles for a gas pedal that could get stuck due to incorrect placement of accessory floor mats.

Toyota’s engineers have developed and rigorously tested a solution that involves reinforcing the pedal assembly in a manner that eliminates the excess friction that has caused the pedals to stick in rare instances. In addition, Toyota has developed an effective solution for vehicles in production.

Toyota vehicles affected by the recall include; 2009-2010 RAV4,2009-2010 Corolla, 2009-2010 Matrix, and 2005-2010 Avalon, as well as, 2007-2010 Camry, 2010 Highlander , 2007-2010 Tundra and 2008-2010 Sequoia.

None of Lexus Division or Scion vehicles are affected by the pedal problem. Also not affected are Toyota Prius, Tacoma, Sienna, Venza, Solara, Yaris, 4Runner, FJ Cruiser, Land Cruiser, Highlander hybrids and certain Camry models, including Camry hybrids, all of which remain for sale.

Further, Camry, RAV4, Corolla and Highlander vehicles with Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) that begin with ‘J’ are not affected by the accelerator pedal recall.

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