EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Toyota “Avensis and RAV4” — risk: environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1791/17
Summary
There is a possibility that the bolts on the exhaust-side of the turbocharger assembly may not have been correctly tightened due to defective tightening equipment. The bolts could loosen over time, causing insufficient sealing of the turbocharger and could allow exhaust gas leakage from the turbocharger.
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Product
Passenger car — Toyota
- Brand
- Toyota
- Name / model
- Avensis and RAV4 · Model Name (Model Code): Avensis (WWT271) and RAV4 (WWA42); EC-type approval numbers: Avensis (e11*2001/116*0331) and RAV4 (e6*2001/116*0105).
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: Production year: 2016. The subject vehicles are equipped with a 2.0 litre turbocharged diesel engine.
What is the risk?
- There is a possibility that the bolts on the exhaust-side of the turbocharger assembly may not have been correctly tightened due to defective tightening equipment. The bolts could loosen over time, causing insufficient sealing of the turbocharger and could allow exhaust gas leakage from the turbocharger.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory 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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