Toyota Russia Recalls 220,000 Faulty Vehicles

Toyota has decided to recall Russia's 219,811 Toyota vehicles, says Rosstandart, which claims to have heard from the car manufacturer directly. The recall involves the Toyota Auris, Toyota Prius, Toyota Corolla and the Lexus CT 200h manufactured from February 2007 to September 2015. A list of VIN-codes is available online.

“These vehicles are equipped with a fuel vapor recovery system and carbon absorber, located in the fuel tank. Because of the outlet-coal absorber arrangement there is the possibility of cracking in the pipe. During prolonged operation of a vehicle with such a crack, a leakage of fuel vapors can occur and, in extreme cases (with a completely full fuel tank) there is the chance of fuel leakage,” Rosstandart reported.

Toyota Motor will notify owners of cars that are on the withdrawn list or the owners themselves can head to their nearest Toyota dealership.

“As part of the recall campaign, affected cars will have the above-mentioned parts replaced. All repair work will be carried out free of charge to owners,” said Rosstandart.

Dimitri Dolaberidze