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Timeline: Car recalls around the world
Beginning with Toyota's worrying announcement of faulty car parts and subsequent massive recall earlier this year, we take a chronological look at the recalls that followed.
- Gulf News
- Published: 12:11 March 3, 2010
- Image Credit: AP
- Toyota recently had to recall 8 million cars globally due to a faulty accelerator which causes sudden and unexpected acceleration.
March 3:
Nissan recalls 540,000 vehicles across the globe, with 26,000 in the Middle East, Canada, Russia and several other countries.
It was discovered that pins in the pedal assemblies on some 2008 to 2010 Nissan Titan pickups, Infiniti QX56 and Nissan Armada’s, and some 2008 and 2009 Nissan Quest minivans can come loose and cause reduced braking force.
March 2:
US car maker Chrysler recalled around 600 Jeeps in the UAE due to a potential gearbox defect. The recall covers the 2008 automatic transmission model Jeep Wrangler because of a danger that fluid in the gearbox could overheat.
March 2:
General Motors (GM) has recalled 1.3 million small cars in North America because of a power steering problem that has been linked to 14 crashes.
February 26:
Hyundai recalls 47,000 of its new Sonata sedans to fix faulty door latches, however none of the models in the UAE were affected.
February 25:
Suzuki recalled 430,000 of its ‘Minicars’ after two reported incidents of fire due to a possible defect in air conditioners. These small engined vehicles are only sold in Japan.
February 25:
Daihatsu Motor called back around 60,000 minicar’s models in Japan after discovering wiring problems that could cause airbags to inflate accidentally.
February 9:
Honda recalls 430,000 cars (Accords, Civics and some Acura TL models) because of a fault with airbags. The models involved are not sold in the UAE or anywhere within the GCC.
January 30:
Honda recalled 646,000 Fit hatchbacks (also known as the Jazz and City) across the world due to a glitch that could let water enter the power window mechanism, causing components to overheat.
The recall affected 2007-2008 models of the car in Asia, Latin America, Europe, South Africa and North America.
January 23:
Toyota recalled 2.3m cars, its second massive recall in four months, to fix potentially faulty accelerator pedals. This recall followed the recall of 4.2m vehicles in September 2009. The cars affected include: 2009 and 2010 RAV4, 2009 and 2010 Corolla, 2009 and 2010 Matrix, 2005 to 2010 Avalon, 2007 to 2010 Camry, 2010 Highlander, 2007 to 2010 Tundra, 2008 to 2010 Sequoia.
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