Auto Recalls

AUTO RECALLS A SHORT HISTORY OF AUTO INDUSTRY RECALLS 14 History shows that great companies learn from their mistakes. That's why all 172,000 people working for Toyota and our dealers are doing more than ever to make things right for our customers today and for the future...At Toyota, building safe cars is what we've been doing for 50 years – and we are committed to continuing that legacy for decades to come. 1971 Jim Lentz, President & Chief Operating Officer Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. GM recalls 6.7 million vehicles due to engine mounts that separated from the vehicle and impacted the throttle. 1981 1996 GM recalls 5.8 million vehicles due to loose suspension bolts that affected steering. Ford recalls more than 8 million vehicles to replace defective ignition 1998 switches that could have led to electrical shorts and engine fires. GM recalls dose to 1 million 2000 Cadillac, Pontiac and Chevrolet cars because of fears the air bags may have deployed by accident. Japanese tire maker Bridgestone recalls 14.4 million ATX, ATX II and 2004 Wilderness tires installed on Ford's Explorer SUVS and sold in stores. 2005 GM recalls nearly 4 million pickups because of corroding tailgate cables. GM recalls more than 2 million vehicles 2007 to fix a variety of potential safety defects, including second-row seat belts that may be difficult to properly position across passengers'hips. Chrysler recalls 575,417 vehicles as long-term wear on the gear shift assembly could cause them to shift out of park without the key in the ignition. Toyota recalls about 1.41 million cars globally, including the Corolla and 15 other models, due to trouble with their headlight switching systems. 2008 2009 GM recalls 857,735 vehicles equipped with a heated windshield-wiper fluid system after the NHTSA said a short-circuit in the system may cause other electrical features to malfunction, Toyota recalls approximately 3.8 million increasing the risk of fire. vehicles in the United States because of floor mats that can come loose and force down the accelerator. The problem is suspected in crashes that killed a total of five people. 2010 Ford completes a series of recalls affecting 14 million vehidles over what it says was a faulty cruise control deactivation switch made by Texas Instruments. Honda recalls 646,000 of its Fit/Jazz and City automobiles globally over a faulty window switch after a child died when a fire broke out in one of its cars. Toyota issues a series of recalls covering 5.6 million vehicles in the U.S. due to sudden acceleration in some vehicles. It TOYOTA RECALLS is the largest ever recall for Toyota and among the biggest for an automaker in U.S. history. September 2007 US: 55,000 Camry & Lexus cars in floormat recall France's PSA Peugeot Citroen recalls nearly 100,000 Peugeot 107s and Citroen October 2009 us: 3.8m Toyota and Lexus vehicles recalled due to floormat problem C1s as they have the same accelerator related problems afflicting Toyota. November 2009 uS: floormat recall increased to 4.2m vehicles Toyota recalls 437,000 units of its 2010 January 2010 us: 2.3m Toyota vehicles recalled Prius, Sai, Prius PHV (plug-in hybrid) and Lexus HS250h hybrids globally. It brings due to accelerator pedal problems (of those, 2.1m already involved in floormat recall) the total number of vehicles the w orld's largest automaker has recalled over the January 2010 US: 1.1m Toyotas in floormat recall last two months to 8.5 million. February 2010 Europe: 1.8m Toyota's in pedal recall February 2010 Japan, US: 200 reports of brake faults in new Prius (none recalled) How to determine if your vehicle has a recall: www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/recallsearch.cfm