SOUTH African owners of Toyota cars will be affected by the Japanese manufacturer’s latest massive global recall of vehicles to fix faults in key components.However, Toyota SA said it would only know the full scope of the local recall on Thursday.Toyota Motor Corp announced on Wednesday that 3.37-million cars needed checking for possible cracks in airbags and exhaust emission-control units. The airbag defect could cause units to inflate partially and suddenly, while the emission-control problem could cause fuel leaks.The company said no injuries had been reported from either problem but there had been several incidents of airbags inflating in parked cars.It said certain Prius hybrid car models suffered from both the airbag and emissions unit defect. Other vehicles potentially affected by the latter included Auris and Corolla cars built between 2006 and 2015. The airbag issue extended to Toyota’s luxury Lexus brand — specifically CT200h models produced from 2010 to 2012.Reports from ...
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