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[color=Blue]Toyota recalls 880,000 SUVs, pickups worldwide


Reuters / May 18, 2005


TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. said on Wednesday it would recall about 880,000 sport-utility vehicles and pickups worldwide, mostly in the United States, to fix a defect in the front suspension that could hamper steering.

Covered in the recall, aimed at fixing front-suspension ball joints that could wear faster than they should, are the Tacoma and Tundra pickup trucks and Sequoia, Land Cruiser Prado and 4Runner/Hilux Surf SUVs built between May 2001 and December 2003. Of the total, 789,000 units are in North America.

Japan's top automaker said it does not disclose estimated recall costs.

A spokesman said there was one report of an accident in Japan, where Toyota is recalling 23,800 Hilux Surf and Land Cruiser Prado vehicles. Information on accidents elsewhere was not immediately available.

The recall also covers 19,000 vehicles in Europe and 12,000 in Australia  [/color]

Meno male che erano solo gli europei i "pataccari" dei richiami.... ;)

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sono una botta 880mila veicoli.
Cmq se guardate i vari richiami mensili la toyota fa la sua bella figura tra RX400, yaris e varie con problemi

Già la Mitsubishi aveva fatto un bel richiamino non molto tempo fa...