30-minute remedy for recall Toyotas (From Andover Advertiser)

30-minute remedy for recall Toyotas

10:20am Friday 5th February 2010

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TOYOTA has identified exactly which 180,865 vehicles are the subject of its accelerator pedal safety recall in the UK reported in Wheels last Friday.

It has also confirmed its plan for the affected vehicles to be fixed at Toyota-approved service centres.

Toyota is already working with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) to identify the owners and registered keepers of the vehicles involved.

Once these have been obtained Toyota will send out details of the recall fix process as quickly as possible. Toyota has sent details of the 180,865 affected UK vehicles to the DVLA. The total is made up of certain models of iQ, Aygo, Yaris, Auris, Corolla, Avensis and Verso.

Further to the earlier details of vehicles affected across Europe, Toyota says that in the UK manual Aygo models and all versions of RAV4 are not included. No Lexus or other Toyota cars or light commercial vehicles are affected in the UK.

The first shipments of parts required for this fix will begin arriving in the UK next week and Toyota will be in a position to start repairing cars from Wednesday.

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