Toyota has recalled more than 2,000 all-electric SUVs due to problems that could cause the wheels or axles to fall out of the vehicle, and warned drivers that if this happened, “it could result in loss of control of the vehicle”. accident. “
Toyota has instructed new bZ4X owners to immediately stop driving and get out of their vehicles due to an “embarrassing” incident where parts of Toyota Motor fell on the news.
The Japanese company said the problem was with the nuts or bolts on the bZ4X. This model was recently sold in the US and Europe, and about 2,700 vehicles sold in North America, Europe and Asia can be recalled.
UPI released Toyota’s statement on Thursday.
Logo on Toyota Motor Corp.’s bZ4X electric commercial vehicle (SUV). It was demonstrated for a test drive on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at the Sodegaura Forest Racetrack in Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The bZ4X is Toyota’s first major electric vehicle. sentence. (via Getty by Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg)
“After low mileage use, all the hub bolts on the tires of the vehicles in question may come loose to the point where the tire can come off the vehicle,” a spokesperson told CNBC.
“If a tire falls out of the vehicle while driving, it can cause a loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of an accident.”
The recall comes less than two months after the vehicle’s launch in Japan, and comes after separate news that the company will cut the total number of vehicles it plans to make next month by 50,000 to 800,000 due to shortfalls.
Automaker Subaru will also remember the 403 EV, co-developed with Toyota, for the same reason the automotive world rushed to create new all-electric options and politicians promised to do the same.
Joe Biden told audiences at a small rally in Cleveland, Ohio on Monday that he would make electric vehicles—the same promise he made and broke under the Obama administration. https://t.co/P8ohzrbdnE
– Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) November 2, 2020
While the company doesn’t yet know how to fix the problem, dealers buy cars from customers and give them free credit, according to CNN.
At the same time, Toyota recalled approximately 46,000 2022 Toyota Tundra pickups due to loose nuts on the rear axle.
Toyota warned that this failure could cause the axle assembly to be removed from the vehicle without warning, adding that the consequences could worry drivers and/or passengers.
Source: Breitbart
