In a ground-breaking
news which shook the Toyota users, the company is conducting a global recall of
2.87 million 4x4 vehicles because their rear seatbelts could be damaged which
would be crucial in the event of a crash.
On Thursday, the company
said in an email that the lap-shoulder seatbelts in the vehicles' second-row
seats could come in contact with the metal seat cushion frame in a severe
frontal accident. "There is a possibility that, in the event of a
high-speed frontal collision, the seatbelt webbing could contact a portion of
the metal seat cushion frame, become cut and separate," the statement
read.
The recall includes
1.33 million units in North America, 625,000 in Europe, 434,000 in China and
177,000 in Japan. In Japan, another 109,000 cars were recalled because of
problems linked to a fuel-suction plate causing a potential fire risk. The
affected cars were made between October 2006 and October 2014. Toyota said it
had received two reports in North America, in which rear seatbelts separated
following crashes, including one involving a fatal accident in Canada. However,
the carmaker said it could not determine whether the death or injury was linked
to the defect.
Toyota said it would
add resin covers to the vehicles' metal seat cushion frames to prevent the
seatbelt from being cut in a crash.
Toyota, which is a
Japanese automotive manufacturer, was founded in 1937 and is now one of the
largest conglomerates in the world. It produces more than 10 million vehicles
every year.
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