Toyota to recall 690000 Tacomas in U.S. to fix suspension - Automotive News
Toyota Motor Corp. said it would recall about 690,00 Tacoma 4X4 and Tacoma pre-runner pickup trucks in the U. S. to fix issues with the vehicles' rear suspension system. There is a possibility that a leaf could fracture due to stress and corrosion," Toyota. Toyota said it was not aware of any injuries due to the potential defect. The vehicles belong to model years 2005-2011, the company said. Meanwhile, U. S. investigators are looking into complaints by some owners of Toyota Corolla sedans who said the cars experienced unintended “low-speed surging,” similar to a flaw that led to a recall of 10 million Toyotas five years ago. The preliminary investigation involves as many as 1. 69 million cars made by Toyota from model years 2006 through 2010, according to a notice today from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. A Corolla owner whose car accelerated and crashed while attempting to park petitioned the agency for a defect investigation, saying there were 163 reports of similar incidents. Based on the outcome of the engineering analysis, a vehicle may be recalled or the inquiry may be closed with no further action. Source: www.autonews.com
