Toyota Vietnam to recall more Innova J vehicles

Toyota Motor Vietnam said on Tuesday that it would expand the range of checking and adjusting the brake oil pressure on up to 6,108 Innova J vehicles instead of just 167 units that it had announced in the middle April this year.

The company in the middle April apologized to local customers for the technical problems relating to its cars and announced to recall 65,700 Innova and Fortuner vehicles that were manufactured in Vietnam for repair.

Most of the vehicles that were recalled at the time faced the technical problems related to bolts No 8 under the rear seat and the camber bolts that were fixed beyond standard, while only 167 vehicles reportedly had the problem of brake oil pressure.

These glitches in its production process control made its customers confused and worried about Toyota car quality, so TMV decided to implement the Free Inspection Program for all related Innova and Fortuner vehicles, the company said.

The automaker now expands the range of checking and adjusting the brake oil pressure on all Innova J that were produced from December 26, 2005 to November 24, 2010, numbering at over 6,100 units. It might take some two hours for checking and adjusting each vehicle.

TMV never uses the word ‘recall’ in all the released documents. Instead, it is referred to as a ‘Free Inspection Program.’

Earlier Le Van Tach, an engineer working for Toyota, had released documents revealing three glitches in Innova and Fortuner vehicles. He said that Toyota Vietnam had sold around 60,000 faulty vehicles in the country that might face balance issues since their screws were not tightened properly as instructed by the Japanese company.

According to the company, some 4,500 customers have brought their cars to its agents for checking and adjustment under the Free Inspection Program.

Tags: Innova, Toyota Vietnam

Posted by VBN on Jun 18 2011. Filed under Automotive. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry