SA could be spared Toyota’s recall of 3.4-million cars
Only the Toyota Corolla could be affected in SA by potentially faulty airbags
22 January 2020 - 18:05
SA Toyota owners could escape a worldwide recall of 3.4-million cars meant to fix a faulty airbag.
Toyota SA is waiting for its Japanese parent to provide it with full details of the recall, which affects Corolla, Matrix and Avalon cars. Of those, only Corollas are sold in SA. Affected models are those built between 2011 and 2019. However, SA-built cars source many of their components from local companies and Toyota SA officials say they are still waiting for Japan to tell them if the problem exists here...
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