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Toyota RAV4 concern: 66,000 Australian vehicles linked to US recall

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Toyota Australia will inspect 66,377 Toyota RAV4 SUVs built between July 2005 and November 2010 due to concerns over a rear suspension arm flaw that led to a voluntary safety recall of the model by Toyota USA.

Toyota USA yesterday announced the recall of 760,000 Toyota RAV4 models built from 2006 to early 2011. The US announcement aided Toyota Australia’s decision to start its own inspection campaign, although, unlike Toyota USA, the local division is not technically calling the campaign a ‘recall’.

In a US press release, Toyota said it had determined that, “if the nuts on the rear suspension arm are not tightened following the proper procedure and torque specification during a rear wheel alignment service, excessive play may occur at the threaded portion of the arm, followed by rust formation”.

If the situation occurs, the threaded portion of the rear suspension arm could wear, causing the arm to separate.

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Toyota Australia’s Beck Angel confirmed to CarAdvice there have been six reported cases of excess noise stemming from the part and two cases of arm separation.

Toyota USA says it is currently developing a remedy for the issue, while Toyota Australia is contacting affected vehicle owners to organise vehicle inspections and carry out repairs where necessary.

The Toyota RAV4 has long proved a popular vehicle in Australia, ranking third highest for SUV sales in the month of June, behind Mazda CX-5 and Ford Territory, and fourth overall for SUVs in 2012 sales year to date.


 

  • Coffeescroll

    For crying out loud, another vw recall. When will people learn that they should only buy Japanese?

    • Weatherbey

      Exactly. Just look at the other recently announced recall from the VW group. Same magnitude of problem. Terrible, I tell you.

      • Legnab

        Toyota needs recalls it justifies their Lexus invincibility and perfection .

        • Phil

          We get the point, you love Lexus. You don’t need to keep bringing them up.

  • Eric

    Another Holden recall. Why don’t people just buy a Toyota, they’re just so reliable! 

  • Leighh

    Oh what a recall…………Toyota…….oh habg on…..nah we wont recall this one……..nobody has died yet……….trust Toyota? Not on my life……….

  • Save It For The Track

    ‘Service campaign’?  SSSSHHhhhhh… Nothing to see here…

  • Javier

    Let the Toyota bashing begin…LOL

  • Garrywhopper

    I was told when my VW Golf DSG broke was they would all be recalled IF, they had a fix but they don’t, so the poor old owners have to wear it

    • Legnab

      Floppy stop grinding we dont believe you ever owned one .

      • legnib

        So what if he owns one? What’s it to you? He can drive what he wants.

        • Henry

          Agreed. @Legnab – What have you got against VW to the point where you don’t want to believe that people want to buy and drive them?

    • Garrywhopper

      I enjoyed it for the first 5000kms, they are fun to drive and feel tight, but massive flaw with the DSG and engines I’m afraid. I’d like to think VW will acknowledge there is a problem soon

      • Basil Exposition

        What’s wrong with your Golf?

      • Johnson

        What happened exactly? Easy to bang on about how poor certain makes and models are without ever offering up any evidence.

        Interweb gossip does not count for evidence.

        • Jober As A Sudge

          Engines go kaboom!! Not sure if they have been rectified though with Mk6…can anyone enlighten me?

          • Johnson

            Not sure anyone could enlighten you.

        • Garrywhopper

          Yeah what evidence do you want fingerprints , DNA, gearbox went after 5000kms, engine dumped oil at 10000kms, traded straight after that. Feeling of being reamed, trade in time

          • Johnson

            What was the problem with the gearbox? It went? Went where? To the shops to get the paper?

            These comments could actually be enlightening and useful for car buyers but most of them on both sides reek of subjective bullsh1t

          • Garrywhopper

            Dsg kept hitting neutral while driving, only way to get it back into gear was to stop it had a software flash meant to be ok, then a huge crunch when driving, rooted.

  • Guest54

    Toyota/Lexus have recalled how many millions of cars in the last 5 yrs ?
    What’s going on ?
    I guess Toyota quality is now officially a myth.

    • Tommas

      Yeah, I guess Toyota is just as reliable as any other brand now…

  • CS in Fremantle Hospital

    I just visited my local Toyota dealer and asked the girl there if she could check my nuts ….and whack…. I think she may have taken what I said the wrong way …

    • Frank

      Yeah, you probably should’ve been a little more specific on that one. lol
      Wish you a speedy recovery. ;)

  • Schn

    It all depends on how the car was serviced for this recall. And the quality of these services aren’t good from my experience when I serviced at dealerships. I dont think it is to do with reliability with this recall, more mainly just the quality of customer service and how they should go about doing their jobs.

  • Basil Exposition

    Oh dear Toyota… Not another one. The Tarago 4 cyl has a CVT now and the new Corolla will also get a CVT… Could we soon start seen transmission unreliability from Toyota?

  • Honda Fan

    I own a Rav4. Does this mean that I get a new Rav4 or cash if I choose to buy another car..which of course I am thinking of and would be bazuuka