Toyota Motor Corporation. (TM) – Get the Toyota Motor Corporation report which launched its first electric vehicle in the US bZ4x in April, has had a run of bad luck over the past year.
Despite launching its new all-electric vehicle to compete against Tesla (TSLA) – Get Tesla Inc. Reportford (F) – Get the Ford Motor Company reportgeneral motors (GM) – Get the General Motors company report and Volkswagen with great anticipation, the company had some disappointments at the same time.
When the company launched its bZ4x, which has an MRP of $42,000, the company had already announced a cut in total April production by 17%, then announced that it would reduce the company’s production by 10% in May due to supply chain. problems. .
The company also announced that the time its new bZ4x would be “available only in select states and in extremely limited quantities.”
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Trouble started piling up
On April 13, Toyota issued a safety breach recall for 460,000 vehicles consisting of 10 modelsincluding some hybrids but not the bZ4x, to fix a software issue related to the vehicle’s stability control system, according to a statement.
On the same day, the Japanese automaker announced a second safety recall regarding 4,000 2022 Lexus NX Vehicles to repair body-panel-mounted front shock absorbers that may have missing weld spots, according to a statement. Improper welding could eventually cause the shock to separate from the mounting area, resulting in a loss of driving stability and an increased risk of a collision.
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Earlier this year, on February 2. 24 Toyota issued a recall of 37,000 of its 2021 C-HR vehicles for a radar sensor used by the Pre-Crash System that may not have been initialized correctly. In that case, the system would not be operational without any driver warning indicators and could increase the risk of a crash in certain driving situations.
And on January 26, Toyota announced a breach Recall of 42,000 Venza Hybrid Vehicles 2021 as the rear turn signal bulbs may be temporarily dimmed or disabled when exposed to heavy rain or car washing. The condition may not meet federal safety standards and could leave drivers unaware that their turn signal or hazard lights have been activated, creating a crash risk.
However, it wasn’t long after launching the bZ4x that the wheels almost started falling off Toyota’s first EV. Really. The company on June 23 issued a security recall of the bZ4x, that after low mileage use, all the wheel hub bolts can loosen to the point where the wheels can come off the vehicle. The detachment of a wheel or wheels could result in loss of vehicle control and an increased risk of a crash. The recall affects 260 vehicles, according to a statement.
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Latest issue affects 46,000 vehicles
The most recent vehicle safety recall occurred the following day at J.June 24 involving 46,000 2022 Tundra vehicles, including HEVs, in the US vehicles have certain nuts on the rear axle assembly that can loosen over time and in some cases fall off, which could cause a axle shaft sub-assembly to separate from the axle. If the subassembly separates completely from the axle, it can affect vehicle stability and brake performance, increasing the risk of a crash.
Toyota dealers will inspect and retighten the axle flange nuts, and in some cases, axle-related components may be replaced based on inspection results, according to a statement.
Toyota in 2021 became the largest car seller in the US with more than 1.9 million vehicles sold, surpassing Ford who sold more than 1.8 million. according to Statista.
