Toyota Yaris Recall - Information & Updates

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Yaris servicing problems
Answered by Graham Smith · 22 Jul 2016

You are assuming that the problems have come about as a result of the work done on the car under the recall. While it is possible that you are correct, you cannot be sure until the problems are diagnosed. If the problems are a result of something the dealer has done then they should be responsible for fixing it; if they are not caused by what the dealer did then you would be responsible. First, you need to establish the cause of your problems, and then you can deal with them.

Yaris recall urgency
Answered by Paul Gover · 30 May 2016

Some dealers don't make recalls a priority because there is no profit in the work. In their defence, there can also be a parts supply backlog for a particular recall, though this is unlikely in your case if another dealer can be so prompt with the work.

Sensible to buy another Yaris after recalls?
Answered by Paul Gover · 30 May 2016

It's always a good idea to replace a 10-year-old car to improve safety and economy but recalls for minor things are not a huge worry.

Toyota recalls 300,000 cars in Australia for faulty power window switch
By Joshua Dowling · 21 Oct 2015
This will go down in automotive history as one of the weirdest automotive recalls of all time.
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Toyota Australia recalls 180,000 vehicles over airbag shrapnel fears
By Richard Blackburn · 14 May 2015
Toyota Australia has recalled more than 180,000 vehicles over fears that faulty airbags could spray shrapnel when deployed.
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Aussie link to China car parts sting
By Joshua Dowling · 30 May 2016
A discovery of bogus car safety parts in Sydney and Melbourne has led to an unprecedented raid on a factory in China.
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Toyota Australia pushes on with Takata airbag recall
By Spencer Leech · 23 Apr 2018
Toyota Motor Corporation Australia (TMCA) has said that approximately 71.7 per cent of its vehicles caught up in the Takata airbag recall had already been rectified.
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Is your car affected? Nearly 70,000 Toyotas recalled
By Tom White · 18 Jul 2025
Nearly 70,000 Toyotas caught up in massive recall
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Injured motorists seek legal advice over Takata airbags
By John Rolfe · 25 Jun 2015
Shine Lawyers have been contacted by five people who have reported airbags exploding with "excessive force" in a crash, leaving them with facial scars and bruising.Some spent weeks in hospital and others have been unable to return to work. Along with these claims, serious concerns have emerged about the effectiveness of Australia's recall process.The number of suspect cars rose to 168,000 last year, then 400,000 last month and now 850,000Toyota has only managed to examine and, where needed fix, just 29 per cent of 1700 Corollas and Avensis Versos red-flagged in April, 2013, when the number of cars considered at risk was 12,000 and there was no parts shortage.The number of suspect cars rose to 168,000 last year, then 400,000 last month and now 850,000 across major brands.Around the world, 54 million vehicles are affected and the airbag maker, Takata, can no longer produce replacements quickly enough.By Christmas, Toyota hopes to have one-third of the stock needed for recently recalled Yaris models.And the Takata airbag recall is not alone in failing to gain traction. Samsung triggered an official alert on 145,000 potentially deadly washing machines in 2013 but is yet to see more than 80,000 of them.Manufacturers should be treating this as a consumer safety emergencyA Toyota spokeswoman blamed customers for the response to the 2013 recall. It and other manufacturers sent letters to addresses believed to link to at-risk vehicles. "We are relying on customers to book in their cars (for checks)," she said.Car makers needed to do more to get customers into safer vehicles, either by forcing Takata to work faster or by providing loan cars, said Shine partner Rebecca Jancauskas and Senator Nick Xenophon, who has a record of campaigning for greater product safety and owns a recalled 2006 Toyota Yaris."Manufacturers should be treating this as a consumer safety emergency," Senator Xenophon said."Would car company executives want their family members to be driving in cars when there is a real chance of injury or death? That's the pub test."Shine's Ms Jancauskas said questions need to be asked about the testing of products before they hit the Australian market. Relying on information from car makers, the Department of Infrastructure, which includes transport, said there has been no report of injury due to defective airbags.A class action would likely target Takata and car makers.
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2021 Toyota Yaris and Yaris Cross Hybrid recalled: New hatchbacks and SUVs could lose power
By Justin Hilliard · 21 Dec 2020
Toyota Australia has recalled hybrid versions of the recently launched new-generation Yaris hatchback and related Yaris Cross SUV, with both having the potential to lose power when driven
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