EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
1. Avensis 2. Auris 3. RAV Toyota “Passenger cars” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1268/12
Summary
The product poses a risk of injuries due to a potential problem with a Rear Suspension Arm. In affected vehicles, if nuts for adjusting the rear wheel alignment are improperly tightened, backlash may develop at the thread portion of the arm (shaft and turn-buckle), followed by formation of rust. If this occurs, threads may wear, causing the arm to separate, which could result in loss of vehicle control.
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Product
1. Avensis 2. Auris 3. RAV — Toyota
- Brand
- Toyota
- Name / model
- Passenger cars · 1.Avensis Unknown
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger cars. VIN Range of the affected vehicles in Europe attached: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/images/rapex/2012-w34/2012-w34_19_vins.pdf.
- Production dates: Year: 2005 – 2011.
What is the risk?
- The product poses a risk of injuries due to a potential problem with a Rear Suspension Arm. In affected vehicles, if nuts for adjusting the rear wheel alignment are improperly tightened, backlash may develop at the thread portion of the arm (shaft and turn-buckle), followed by formation of rust. If this occurs, threads may wear, causing the arm to separate, which could result in loss of vehicle control.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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