People’s Daily Online, Beijing, April 4. According to the website of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China, a few days ago, Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd., Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. Changchun Fengyue Company, GAC Toyota Motor Co., Ltd., and Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd. filed a recall plan with the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine in accordance with the requirements of the "Regulations on the Administration of Recall of Defective Automobile Products" and the "Implementation Measures for the Regulations on the Administration of Recall of Defective Automobile Products". Due to the supply of parts, it was decided to expand the recall of some Vios, Corolla, Yaris, Lingzhi and imported Elfa vehicles in batches from May 23, 2018, totaling 313,712
The details are as follows:
(1) Since May 31, 2018, Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. has recalled some Corolla EX vehicles (parts: passenger seat air bags) produced between January 4, 2013 and December 31, 2013, with a quantity of 147,418 vehicles.
(2) Since June 30, 2018, Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. has recalled some Corolla vehicles (parts: passenger seat air bags) produced between January 4, 2013 and December 31, 2013, with a quantity of 106,045 vehicles.
(3) Since June 30, 2018, Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. has recalled some Vios vehicles (parts: passenger seat air bags) produced between January 9, 2013 and July 27, 2013, with a quantity of 1859 vehicles.
(4) Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. authorizes Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. Changchun Fengyue Company to recall some Corolla vehicles (parts: empty airbags in the passenger seat) produced between January 8, 2013 and July 10, 2013 from June 30, 2018, with a quantity of 39,196 vehicles;
(5) Since May 23, 2018, GAC Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. has recalled some Yaris vehicles (parts: passenger seat air bags) produced between January 4, 2013 and August 29, 2013, with a quantity of 10,482 vehicles.
(6) Since May 23, 2018, GAC Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. has recalled some Lingzhi vehicles (parts: empty driver’s seat airbags and empty passenger seat airbags) produced between December 26, 2015 and February 20, 2016, with a total of 13 vehicles.
(7) Since May 31, 2018, Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd. has recalled some imported Elfa vehicles (parts: passenger seat air bags) produced between January 7, 2013 and December 24, 2014, with a quantity of 8699 vehicles.
It is reported that the air bags in the driver’s seat and passenger seat of the vehicles within the scope of this recall are equipped with ammonium nitrate gas generators produced by Takata Company without desiccant. When the air bag is deployed, the gas generator may be abnormally damaged, resulting in debris flying out, injuring the occupants of the vehicle, and posing a safety hazard. Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd., Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. Changchun Fengyue Company, GAC Toyota Motor Co., Ltd., and Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd. will replace the air bag parts involved for vehicles within the scope of the recall free of charge to eliminate safety hazards.