Toyota Yaris Recall

[harveyjai]

http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=734560


Toyota to recall more than 1.35 mln cars worldwide
28/01/2009 5:05:25 PM

TOKYO, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it would recall more than 1.35 million Vitz and two other models globally to fix a defect in the seatbelt, the exhaust system or both.

Subject to the recall in Japan are 525,898 Vitz, Belta and Ractis cars built from January 2005 to April 2008, Toyota said in a filing with the transport ministry. The Vitz subcompact is called Yaris in many markets.

It will also recall a combined 830,000 units in Europe, North America and other markets, a spokeswoman said. (Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim)



Does that mean Australian models were affected as well?
Can someone please confirm?:frown::frown:

[Tamago]

repost #2 of today lol

[custom Lftback]

lol

[jinxor]

which year model are the one in affect

[SilverBack]

http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?p=toyota+recall+yaris&ei=UTF-8

Getting a few mixed headlines about which years. Seems like all the 2nd gen Y's are affected. Says we're to get recall notices by next week in the mail

[blacksandiegovitz]

Cool I got an 08' so I guess I'm good ??? Doesn't really matter since I'm not using stock seatbelts anymore...

[Masteraal]

its not the belts but the foam around the pretensioners or some crap like that.

[SilverBack]

Also have a feeling that the exhaust recall has something to do the rust stains:

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?p=136741#post136741

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?p=154439#post154439

Wouldn't be surprised

[YRS]

i rang toyota, they will send a letter to everyone who will be effected, then we just book the car in to be fixed, thats what i was told :)

[Rain]

...they should recall it because of the smell of the heater/AC =/

[blacksandiegovitz]

...they should recall it because of the smell of the heater/AC =/


Yeah for real though WTF is that funkyass smell:confused:

[Rain]

^ every new Yaris comes with something rotting inside it :iono:

and you can only smell it with the heater/AC on

[blacksandiegovitz]

^ every new Yaris comes with something rotting inside it :iono:

and you can only smell it with the heater/AC on

OMFg thats what happend to that missing toyota factory worker :laugh:

[Rain]

Ewww.. I really thought that smell was unique to my car.. I guess not. Plus it smells on both sedan and lb

[Masteraal]

all aircons do that from time to time. its condensation that beings to mould i think. hence the mouldy smell. there are sprays u can use to clean the mould i think

[SilverBack]

I hear that. Mine's still trying to keep the funk alive. Could it be that one of the squirrels under the hood die before leaving the factory?

[lunjiaow]

Models up to April 07 are effected.

[harveyjai]

so i guess mine is affected..
does it matter if i changed my muffler and lowered????

[Masteraal]

just wait and see people, they will send you a letter explaining whats what.