EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Toyota “Yaris” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1040/19
Summary
Defective soldering may cause a transistor to separate from the circuit board of the DC-DC converter. As a result, the auxiliary battery may no longer receive power from the DC-DC converter. If the auxiliary battery is discharged to a certain level, the hybrid system could shut down, resulting in loss of motive power. Loss of motive power while driving could increase the risk of an accident.
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Product
Passenger car — Toyota
- Brand
- Toyota
- Name / model
- Yaris · Type-approval number: e11*2007/46*0152; model code NHP130; VIN range: VDS-KD3D3#//VIS - 0A426766 - 0A586475
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Toyota recall code: DIR_TME 19SMD062.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 06 February 2018 - 02 April 2019;
What is the risk?
- Defective soldering may cause a transistor to separate from the circuit board of the DC-DC converter. As a result, the auxiliary battery may no longer receive power from the DC-DC converter. If the auxiliary battery is discharged to a certain level, the hybrid system could shut down, resulting in loss of motive power. Loss of motive power while driving could increase the risk of an accident.
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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