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1. Avensis 2. Auris 3. RAV – Toyota “Passenger cars”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 16 Aug 2012In the weekly report of 24 Aug 2012 (week 34, 2012)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
1. Avensis 2. Auris 3. RAV
Brand
Toyota (219 alerts)
Name
Passenger cars
Type / model
1.Avensis Unknown
Batch numbers
Year: 2005 – 2011. (official alert record)
Description
Passenger cars. VIN Range of the affected vehicles in Europe attached: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/images/rapex/2012-w34/2012-w34_19_vins.pdf.
Production dates
Year: 2005 – 2011.
Risk
The product poses a risk of injuries due to a potential problem with a Rear Suspension Arm. In affected vehicles, if nuts for adjusting the rear wheel alignment are improperly tightened, backlash may develop at the thread portion of the arm (shaft and turn-buckle), followed by formation of rust. If this occurs, threads may wear, causing the arm to separate, which could result in loss of vehicle control.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users
Notifying country
Portugal
Country of origin
Japan
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1268/12
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2012-034 (XML)
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