Toyota Automobiles revealed on 24th August that the company has recalled around 680,000 passenger vehicles from customers in China. The re-called models include the mid-size ‘Camry’ sedan, the ‘Corolla’ sedan and the ‘Vios’ and ‘Yaris’ compact cars. Regular use of window ‘open/close’ switches in these vehicles can cause them to overheat and stop working.
According to information released by Toyota, the defect was caused by the over-application of grease to the switches. This is the first time that Toyota has been involved with such a large re-call (680,000 units) at any one time in China.
