690000: Number of Toyota Tacoma pickup trucks recalled in US to fix faulty ... - Tech Times
Toyota is recalling around 690,000 vehicles in the United States and another 100,000 others worldwide due to a problem with the vehicles' rear suspension system, which could cause fuel leaks and other accidents. The recall involves Toyota Tacoma pickup trucks from model years 2011 to 2015 and affects both the four-wheel-drive Tacoma 4x4 and the two-wheel-drive Tacoma Pre-Runner. 29, Toyota says it is voluntarily calling back all affected Tacoma trucks to repair the rear suspension system, where Toyota says "stress and corrosion" could break one of the three or four leaf springs of the vehicle's rear suspension system. The vehicles can continue running with one of the metal leaves broken, but if the broken spring continues to come in contact with nearby components, such as the fuel tank, it could puncture the tank and cause a leak. If the broken leaf contacts the fuel tank repeatedly, it could puncture the tank and cause a fuel leak. In a statement email to the New York Times , Toyota spokesperson Amanda Rice says the company is not aware of any crashes, accidents or injuries related to the problem, but the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has cited a... "A broken leaf spring cut my brake line, and my brakes stopped working with my eight-year-old child in the truck," says one Tacoma owner who wrote to the NHTSA. Source: www.techtimes.com
