Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing is recalling 337,449 model year 2006-2011 Toyota RAV4 automobiles produced from October 31, 2005, to September 7, 2010, and 2010 Lexus HS250h cars produced July 6, 2009, to August 26, 2010.
The cars have rear suspension arms with adjusting lock nuts that might have been poorly tightened after servicing. As a result of being loose, the arm may have thread damage and might rust, potentially resulting in the failure of the arm and an abrupt modification in the vehicle’s positioning.
Failure of the rear tie rod might trigger a loss of automobile control, increasing the threat of a crash.
Toyota will inform owners and dealers will replace both rear suspension arms and encapsulate the locknuts, without any charges. The recall is anticipated to begin September 30, 2016.
Owners can contact Toyota customer support at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota’s numbers for this recall are G0V for Toyota cars and GLK for Lexus automobiles.
