Η Toyota την Τετάρτη ανακοίνωσε ότι προχωρά σε ανάκληση 550.000 αυτοκινήτων. . Πρόκειται για τα μοντέλα Camry, Highlander, Sienna και Solara (2004 και 2005), Avalon (2004) και Highlander HV (2006) αλλά και στα Lexus ES330, RX330 (2004, 2005) και RX4000h (2006). Κυρίως τα αυτοκίνητα έχουνε πουληθεί στην Αμερική (420.200), 38.057 στην Ιαπωνία, 14.00 στην υπόλοιπη Ασία, 25.000 στην Αυστραλία και τη Νέα Ζηλανδία, 14.000 στην Ευρώπη και 10.000 στη Μέση Ανατολή.
Η Toyota αναφέρει ότι αν δεν γίνει η επιδιόρθωση τότε είναι αρκετά πιθανό ο ιμάντας της αντλίας του συστήματος διεύθυνσης μπορεί να αποσπαστεί από την τροχαλία και ο οδηγός να παρατηρήσει μία ξαφνική αλλαγή στη συμπεριφορά του τιμονιού. Η ιαπωνική εταιρία αναφέρει ότι μέχρι στιγμής δεν έχουνε αναφερθεί ατυχήματα ή τραυματισμοί που να συνδέονται με το συγκεκριμένο πρόβλημα.
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TORRANCE, Calif., November 9, 2011 – Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. (TMS), today announced that it will conduct a voluntary safety recall involving approximately 283,200 Toyota and 137,000 Lexus vehicles to replace the crankshaft pulley on the V6 engine.
There is a possibility that the outer ring of the crankshaft pulley may become misaligned with the inner ring, causing noise and/or illumination of the discharge warning light. If this condition is not corrected, the belt for the power steering pump may become detached from the pulley and the driver may notice a sudden increase in steering effort. There are no reports of accidents or injuries related to this condition.
The vehicles involved are certain:
* 2004 Avalon
* 2004 and 2005 Camry, Highlander, Sienna, and Solara
* 2006 Highlander HV
* 2004 and 2005 ES330 and RX330
* And 2006 RX400h
No other Toyota or Lexus vehicles or these Toyota models with 4 cylinder engines are involved.
Toyota is currently working on obtaining the necessary replacement parts. Once the replacement parts have been produced in sufficient quantities, Toyota will send an owner notification by first class mail advising owners to make an appointment with an authorized Toyota or Lexus dealer to have the crankshaft pulley inspected and if necessary, replaced at no charge. The owner notifications will be mailed by first class mail beginning in January, 2012.
In the meantime, if an abnormal noise is heard coming from the engine compartment, the owner is asked to make an appointment with any Toyota or Lexus dealer to have the vehicle inspected for this condition.
Detailed information and answers to questions are available to customers at www.toyota.com/recall and the Toyota Customer Experience Center (1 800-331-4331) or www.lexus.com/recall and Lexus Customer Satisfaction (1 800-255-3987).
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