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Passenger car – Toyota “1. Avensis 2. Corolla3. Prius”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 22 Nov 2012In the weekly report of 30 Nov 2012 (week 48, 2012)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Toyota (219 alerts)
Name
1. Avensis 2. Corolla3. Prius
Type / model
Vehicles affected: Avensis with 1.6 and 1.8l petrol engine, Japanese produced Corolla and Prius vehicles which are all equipped with Electric Motor assisted Power Steering [EMPS]. Informati.....
Batch numbers
- (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car.1. Avensis (origin: United Kingdom)2. Corolla (origin: Japan)3. Prius (origin: Japan)
Production dates
-
Risk
null Due to their insufficient hardness, the splines which connect the intermediate extension shaft of the steering system to the steering gear box may deform, develop increased backlash and eventually wear out, which could result in a loss of steering ability. This might happen if the steering wheel is frequently and forcefully turned to the full-lock position while driving at slow speed.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users
Notifying country
Portugal
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1781/12
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2012-048 (XML)
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