The automaker also said that it will recall 18,000 Lexus HS 250h hybrid cars built in 2010 while the recall will affect RAV4 models built between 2006 and early 2011.
The Japanese auto manufacturer says it is conducting the recall voluntarily in order to fix problems that could arise in the rear suspension of its vehicles when taken in for servicing.
The company’s decision to recall its vehicles comes as two years ago some Toyota vehicles were alleged to have had recurring brake problems.
The bad publicity at the time led the company to take proactive measures now to address potential problems.
In a defect investigation opened June 4 into a problem with 2006-2008 Toyota RAV4s, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said the rear suspension arm assembly “may fail due to corrosion, potentially causing a loss of vehicle control”.
At the time the federal agency said it was probing about 460,000 RAV4s. Seven complaints alleging corrosion-related failure of suspension arms on the RAV4 had been received by the NHTSA, the administration said.
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