TOYOTA Announces Recall Of 308 Thousand SUV In The US Due To Airbag Risk

TOYOTA RAV4

Chicago, April, 21 (reporter Li Mi) Japanese Toyota Auto Body Co announced on the 21 day, due to the existence of Safety air bag In the near future, the company will recall 308 thousand sports utility vehicles in the United States. It is reported that the recall includes 214 thousand cars in 2007, 2008 in RAV4, and 94 thousand in 2008, highland and HV.

In a statement issued on, the Toyota Corporation said that there were two rollover sensors in the airbag device of the recalled vehicle. If one of them failed, the airbag warning light would be opened. Rollover sensing The function is temporarily invalid, but if the vehicle side collision occurs, the airbag will still work normally.

Toyota Corporation also pointed out that if the two sensors fail at the same time after the first self check of the airbag system, it may lead to the automatic tightening of the seat belt and the accidental opening of the airbag, which will affect the safety of the vehicle.

Toyota Corporation spokesman cloth Ryan Leon The company has received reports of minor injuries due to airbag failure, the company said.

The company said that the relevant car models equipped with rollover sensors in the curtain airbag device were only sold in the North American market. In addition, the recall had no effect on other TOYOTA models such as Lexus.

The Toyota Corporation will notify the relevant owners in writing in May, and dealers will replace the sensor parts free of charge for the recall vehicles.