Toyota Motor stated last week, it was recalling approximately 2,800 zero-emission Mirai cars on the road due to issues with the output voltage produced by their fuel cell system.
Toyota stated that under distinct driving conditions, such as if the accelerator pedal is depressed to the wide open throttle position after driving on a long descent while utilizing cruise control, there was a possibility the output voltage produced by the fuel cell increase converter could surpass the maximum voltage.
To this day, Toyota has sold 2,840 Mirai cars in Japan, the United States, some European countries, and United Arab Emirates. Toyota introduced the Mirai in 2014. The car, which the EPA says has a 312-mile range, launching in the United States market in fall 2015.
Toyota dealers will update the fuel cell system software at no charge to the client, it stated. The procedure will take about half an hour.
Toyota first started offering the hydrogen-fueled Mirai in December 2014 in Japan, its house market, in a bid to lead the market in the nascent innovation. Toyota has promoted fuel cell cars as the most practical next-generation alternative to hybrids, although an absence of hydrogen fueling stations remains a major obstacle for mass consumption.
