Toyota Kirloskar Motor has announced a recall of around 8,700 units of Camry and Corolla Altis premium sedans, which have been sold between 2006 and 2008. The exercise has been done globally to test the power window master switch and replace it, if found faulty.
“On certain Corolla Altis and Camry models of the specified years, the PWMS (power window master switch) may become inoperative. This can be due to wear and tear over time of specific contact points in PWMS,” the company statement said.
This voluntary recall will inspect Corolla Altis sedans, which are delivered between July 30, 2008 and December 31, 2008, while Camry sedans will be covered which are sold between tenure of September 1, 2006 and July 3, 2008. The campaign will start its operations from November 2012 across all the official dealerships of the company. Reportedly, the Toyota India will intimate its involved vehicle owners through letters and phone calls.
The check and replacement of the switch will be absolutely free and the whole process is expected to take around an hour. On this recall, the company officials said that it is a precautionary measure, operated voluntarily, and certainly not a safety hazard.
The announcement of recalls by the auto maker is not for the first time as in December last year Toyota India called back 41,000 units of Etios sedan and Liva hatchback in order to fix the defective inlet pipe of fuel tank. Prior to this, in 2008, the company recalled over 20,000 units of Innova Multi Utility Vehicle (MUV) to repair a faulty part, which could have lead to leakage of oil.
In the last few years, some of the big players in the Indian auto market, including Maruti Suzuki and Honda Cars, have also recalled vehicles to upgrade and replace the faulty parts. According to a voluntary recall policy announced by industry lobby Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) earlier this year, the government has to take some steps against any of the auto makers that failed to announce a recall in spite of ‘clear evidence’ of a production fault, which compromises on the safety of the vehicle.
The policy further said that only those vehicles will be covered under safety recall, which has been produced within seven years from the present date and the auto companies are required to issue a information stating recall on their official websites.
