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Toyota Vietnam recalls over 20,000 cars for airbag issue

Toyota Vietnam will start recalling 20,015 cars, including Vios and Yaris models, across the country from August 28 to replace airbags produced by the Japanese firm Takata, said the car manufacturer.
Toyota Vietnam recalls over 20,000 cars for airbag issue ảnh 1Toyota Vios (Photo: Toyota Vietnam)
Hanoi (VNA) – Toyota Vietnam will start recalling20,015 cars, including Vios and Yaris models, across the country from August 28to replace airbags produced by the Japanese firm Takata, said the carmanufacturer.

The Japanese automobile maker will recall 18,138 of its Viosmodels assembled in Vietnam from January 5, 2009 to December 29, 2012 and 1,877Yaris units imported into the country from September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2012.

According to the manufacturer, the propellant used in Takata air baginflators may deteriorate if it is exposed to temperature variations in humidclimates over a long period of time, causing the inflators to explode and sprayshrapnel into passengers.

Toyota Vietnam said it will check and replace theairbags free of charge at all of its branches across the country. 

Previously, on July 20, 2015, Toyota Vietnam announced a recallof 3,958 of its Corolla and Vios models over an airbag fault. -VNA

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