Thread: More woes for Toyota

From the SMH:

A potential issue with seatbelt buckles has forced Toyota to issue a recall on its mighty LandCruiser four-wheel-drive.
It may be one of the biggest, toughest four-wheel-drives on the road, but Toyota's LandCruiser off-roader has been recalled for a potential fault with the seatbelts.

While the LandCruiser is one of the biggest selling four-wheel-drives on the market and a vehicle synonymous with off-roading, the recall - which also affects cars sold in other countries - affects only 18 cars sold in Australia.

The recall affects the latest 200-Series LandCruiser GXL models manufacturer between May 6 and May 25 this year.

A statement issued to the Federal Government and published on the Recalls.gov.au website says "there is a possibility that the front seatbelt buckles may have been damaged during manufacture" which means "the seatbelt may be prevented from engaging".

Because the cars would only have been sold recently Toyota will be contacting owners directly to arrange for replacement of the front seatbelt buckles.

While recalls are commonplace around the world (there are typically two or three vehicles recalls issued each week in Australia) those involving Toyota have been under the media spotlight due to the highly publicised global recall involving almost 10 million vehicles.

While only 2378 Toyota Prius hybrid cars were affected in Australia, the negative publicity has forced Toyota to review its quality and methods of dealing with recalls.

More recently, Toyota's luxury brand, Lexus - which built its reputation on quality - has been forced to issue recalls on a number of its models.

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Here is one from an unhappy 200 owner.
Toyota 200 Series VX LandCruiser - Disaster @ ExplorOz

Geez, I would be unhappy too!!!!
Regards Philip A

Going by this article, Toyota may have dealers in many country towns, but are they any good for peoviding support?

Give me my old Defe and the chain of excellent independant mechanics in many locations of Oz any time