EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Toyota “Tacoma” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0958/17
Summary
null Defective fastening of the differential to the rear axle may lead to oil leakage from the differential. As a result, the differential may become blocked, which may lead to the driver losing control of the vehicle.
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Product
Passenger car — Toyota
- Brand
- Toyota
- Name / model
- Tacoma
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles concerned were produced between 18 August 2015 and 24 March 2017.
What is the risk?
- null Defective fastening of the differential to the rear axle may lead to oil leakage from the differential. As a result, the differential may become blocked, which may lead to the driver losing control of the vehicle.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory 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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