vehicles affected include over 140,000 Corolla and Matrix cars from 2003 and 2004 and almost 17,000 Lexus IS models from 2006 through 2012.
The Corolla and Matrix cars are being recalled because of concerns their airbags could be deployed inadvertently due to a possible short circuit in the control module.
Toyota also says that the windshield wiper arms of the luxury Lexus vehicles may not be tight enough and could stop working if their movement is restricted such as a buildup of snow - and why would that ever happen in Canada? Yeah, right.
Owners of the vehicles covered by these voluntary recall will receive a letter via snail mail over the next month.
It is part of a global recall of more than 1.3 million vehicles, including 752,000 in the U.S.
Toyota Motor Corp. spokesman Fuse Naoto (surname first) notes that two crashes were reported in the U.S related to the air bag problem, but that the car company has not yet confirmed that as fact yet.
Fuse adds that it is unclear whether anyone had been injured in those two crashes, but notes that Toyota has confirmed 18 cases in the U.S. of abrasion-type injuries from the air bag problem.
Initially, the Japanese automaker did not think that any of the accidents were related to the windshield wiper or airbag problems.
But, as of February 1, 2013, Toyota has received 46 reports of problems from North America and one from Japan involving the air bags, with some 25 reports of problems related to the windshield wipers.
Toyota’s reputation for top quality has been undermined these past few years by a number of massive recalls for a spate of problems, including: bad brakes, gas pedals and floor mats, mostly in the U.S.
Executives have repeatedly promised to beef up quality controls and be quicker with recalls to repair Toyota’s image.
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Andrew Joseph
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