Toyota to recall more than 1.35 mln cars worldwide

**mizhelle** · January 29th, 2009 08:04 AM

TOKYO, Jan 28 - 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.

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related: http://business.inquirer.net/money/b...cars-worldwide

what can u say about this guys? affected ba tayo?? i think ours was made in Japan

and was manufactured last Apr 08

**CVT** · January 29th, 2009 08:31 AM

Hhhhmmmm.... salt on wound.....

7404:laundry:

**mizhelle** · January 29th, 2009 01:03 PM

whitey is thailand built pala .. not sure though kung thailand imports it from japan or what..

but there were different locations mentiones like europe and north america.. but not clear kasi kung nadistributan lang ba ng japan-made yun mga locations na yun or what e..

**mbeige** · January 29th, 2009 01:08 PM

Hindi ba kasama dito ang A/C design ng evaporator which has plagued many new Toyota models (foul smell from A/C is most common symptom)?

**mizhelle** · January 30th, 2009 05:24 AM

^ hindi ata.. kasama daw sa packaged yun hahaha

okay na mga tsong.. thailand nga tayo.. and according to sayuri, di daw affected ang thai-built kasi nga daw our cars were made for tropical countries.. yun issue eh something to do with the weather.. yun so okay na ;)