In their latest recall announcement, Toyota Motor Corp announced a voluntary safety recall to upgrade the software in the stability control system in about 50,000 early 2003 model year Toyota Seqouia sport utility vehicles. According to the automaker, the recall is necessary because "In limited situations, the Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system could activate at low speed (approximately 9 mph) for a few seconds after acceleration from a stopped position. As a result, the vehicle may not accelerate as quickly as the driver expects." Toyota says it has received no reports of injuries or accidents related to the stability control issue, and believes the vehicles are safe to drive until they can be repaired.
Toyota will being notifying owners of the recall and making free repairs starting in late May. Apparently, Toyota discovered the issue seven years ago in 2003, and published a technical service bulletin then. The NHTSA started probing the issue in late 2008. If you own one of these vehicles and would like more information, contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331. If customers have paid to have the problem fixed, Toyota is offering a refund.
In the last seven months, Toyota has issued about 10.5 million recall notices, the LA Times reported today.
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Sources: Toyota Customer FAQs, San Diego 6 News, LA Times
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