Toyota warns drivers of 50,000 vehicles to stop driving immediately
Toyota said it is urging the owners of 50,000 older vehicles to stop driving the cars immediately and get their faulty airbags fixed.
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Toyota said it is urging the owners of 50,000 older vehicles to stop driving the cars immediately and get their faulty airbags fixed.
Toyota said the batteries in some of the small SUVs can shift during forceful turns, causing a short circuit.
The cars' fuel tubes could rub against a brake line, causing a fuel leak, the company said.
The vehicles include trucks, SUVs, minivans and cars across the model lineups of Toyota and its Lexus luxury vehicle brand.
Toyota will notify owners by mail starting in mid-March. The company doesn't have a fix yet but will tell owners when one is ready.
Toyota is recalling almost 700,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the fuel pumps can fail and cause engines to stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
The recall involves about 18,000 RAV4 and RAV4 hybrids from the 2019 model year.
Toyota is recalling about 70,000 Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles in North America to replace air bag inflators.
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A defect in the devices can possibly kill or injure the driver or passengers. Is your car on the list?
The inflator mechanisms in the air bags can rupture, causing metal fragments to fly out when the bags are deployed in crashes.
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