Toyota to recall 1.4 million vehicles - Prius and Lexus

My son just sent me the news release article.

Thanks for posting.

 

Mine is a 2013 Prius which I assume is produced in late 2012 and not affected by this? How can I find out for sure?

 

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Toyota recalls 482,000 Prius and Lexus vehicles for safety issue | PriusChat

 

I heard about a recall this morning about the fuel tank


iPhone ?

 

yes, apparently in some vehicles the air pollution control mechanism for limiting evaporative emissions from the fuel tank has cracks, thereby sending more pollution into the air than designed.

 

For those of you who read the repair forum, you'll notice that in mid-May the local Toyota dealer, at the behest of corporate, wanted the airbags from my car and forty other punters for a "study", complete with a $100 gift card and a loaner for the trouble.

Airbags were replaced on 6/1/2016. That's a pretty short timeline for study reports, but what do I know. One of my more bloody-minded co-workers thinks that it might have been a preliminary dry run.

Fun.

KBeck

 

I went to the NHTSA site and found that my 2010 Prius II is subject to the airbag recall -- but Toyota and the government have apparently not agreed on what the solution is.

 

Just searched mine. Haven't even had this car for 2 days and they recalling stuff lol

 

Toyota's website says my car is sort of being recalled. As above, there is a recall, but they don't seem to know what to do: "Remedy Not Available."

I have a friend who's Honda was recalled for the airbag. They don't have a remedy (or parts), so they gave him a rental car which he's been driving for months. I don't know if I want a rental car.I definitely don't want to leave my Toyota at a dealer for a few months.

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The recall is not listed there; I looked. Use the Toyota website: Log into Your Toyota Owners Account | Toyota Owners

 

I looked up my 2010 Prius and saw the same message. I hope Toyota can come up with a workable remedy. I don't want this to be like Volkswagon, where no one can figure out how to fix the problem and so VW will have to buy back a ton of cars.

 

Go to Lookup Safety Recalls & Service Campaigns by VIN
to see if your car is recalled

 

Oh, the fix is simple. Replace the side curtain airbag modules. The cost is not so simple. I suspect Toyota is lobbying hard for a cheaper fix.

You know, it amazes me that such a simple device can be so poorly designed! Simple in construction, complex in design that is. I mean, come on, a weld that fails with no stress on it?!

 

i'm wearing a motorcycle helmet until further notice...

 

I think the second recall about the canister in fuel system should not concern USA & Canada custormers.
Sources:
English news report
Japanese news report
Toyota Japan's recall announcement of the canister
WHY?
Because the USA & Canada models have different designs/regulations than models outside North America region.
The pictures below are edited from Toyota's official documents.
the different designs:



the Japanese description about the recalled canister (NOT concerns the USA & Canada models)

 

The picture below is the Japanese description about the remedy for side curtain air bags in Japan.
Source: Car Watch (from Toyota Japan in the first place)

If you do not understand Japanese, you may use Google Translate App for mobile to scan the picture.
In general, to apply a small "protector" patch.
BUT I don't know if they will use the same method for other regions outside Japan.