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发帖数: 11530 | 1 The 2,000,000-Vehicle Toyota & Lexus Fuel Pump Recall Has Turned Into a
Lawsuit
by Marci Houghlen on August 31, 2020
No car manufacturer is perfect and with millions of vehicles produced each
year, there are bound to be imperfections. But in an effort to ensure safety
and keep customers coming back, car companies issue recalls in order to
address those imperfections. Unfortunately for the Toyota brand, one giant
recall is going come back to haunt them.
Massive safety recall for Toyota and Lexus vehicles
Back in January 2020, the Toyota Motor Company announced a shocking recall
across its line of Toyota and Lexus vehicles. According to Car and Driver,
Toyota issued a statement in early January that it would be recalling “696,
000 cars, crossovers and SUVs including various Lexus models, because of a
fuel pump that could stop operating.”
Most of the vehicles included in this recall are 2018-2019 models. The
automaker claimed that these affected vehicles could feature a faulty fuel
pump, which could stop working and increase the risk of a crash. With an
inadequate fuel pump, Toyota and Lexus vehicles could stall and start again
or much worse, stall at higher speeds.
As if the 700,000 affected vehicles weren’t enough, in just a few months
the world found out that Toyota’s fuel pump issue went much deeper. Toyota
told consumers that affected vehicles should receive notice of the recall by
March 2020, but when March rolled around, the problem only worsened.
According to a report by USA Today, in early March, Toyota added “1.2
million vehicles to a major recall in the U.S. to fix possible fuel pump
failures that can cause engines to stall.” Toyota claimed that it
discovered issues with certain DENSO-made fuel pumps and parts, which was
used across a wider range of vehicles.
By adding this substantial 1.2 million vehicles to the list, the recall now
affects nearly an astronomical 2 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles.
The total list of possible affected vehicles now includes:
2018-2019 Toyota Avalon, Camry, Corolla, Highlander, Sequoia, Tacoma, and
Tundra
2018-2019 Lexus ES 350, GS350, IS 300, IS 350, LC 500, LC 500h, LS 500, LS
500h, RC 300, RC 350, RX 350L
2013-2015 Lexus LS 460
2013-2014 Lexus GS 350
2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser and Lexus IS-F
2014-2015 4Runner, Land Cruiser, and Lexus GX 460, IS 350, and LX 570
2015 Lexus NX 200t and RC 350
2017 Lexus IS 200t and RC 200t
2017-2019 Sienna and Lexus RX 350
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