DUBAI // Toyota owners in the UAE are awaiting information about whether their vehicles will be recalled by the car maker to fix a fault in the driver’s power window switch.
The Japanese company has announced it would recall 6.5 million vehicles worldwide after it was found that the switch in some models could short circuit, causing it to overheat, melt and potentially lead to a fire.
“I’m worried about how long the repair work will take,” said Julian Bennet, who purchased a Toyota Sequoia a year ago.
“There are no accidents reported because of this, so that is a relief. That is what I have been checking to be doubly sure.”
The defect in the window switch is caused by insufficient grease applied to modules during manufacturing in some models produced between 2005 and 2010.
The models affected included the Yaris, Camry, Corolla, Highlander, Sequoia and Rav4.
Toyota said it was not aware of any accidents caused by the defect.
The latest announcement came after a string of recalls last year. About 95,000 Toyota cars including Yaris, Camry and Rav4 were recalled in the UAE in April last year due to defects in the driver’s seat rail and steering column brackets that could cause the driver’s seat to fail to lock in position and air-bag failure in an accident.
That was part of a 6.4 million global recall.
In March last year, more than 800 Land Cruiser pick-ups and Avalon cars in the UAE were recalled after it was found that the brake hose bracket located on the front axle could break if vehicles fitted with diesel engines and ABS systems were driven on uneven roads for long periods.
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