Toyota Recall - Update

Toyota UK have announced that they have completed over half of the affected cars following the major recall for the accelerator pedals.


90,000 plus cars have now been recalled and repaired. With over 200 Toyota service centres working overtime and even cancelling holidays to get the affected cars recalled and fixed as soon as possible.


Toyota have also confirmed that they are also 58% through the Toyota Prius recall for software updates to the anti-lock-braking system.


In a survey, out of 600 owners of the affected used cars, 96% are satisfied with their experience of the recall - thus keeping the customers confidence with the company. This is shown in Toyota’s sales figure for February as sales increased.


Miguel Foncesa, Toyota GB Managing Director said:


"Our thanks go to our customers who continue to be supportive and have confidence in the Toyota brand, and to everyone in the Toyota family, from head office to the workshops, who have all worked together to maintain a high level of service quality as we address the challenges of the recall programme."


"We would also like to thank the customers that continued to show their confidence in Toyota, leading to a new retail sales share record in February. The Toyota Prius February sales total was comfortably more than double the previous best for the month, further proof that UK motorists have faith in Toyota quality and reliability and acknowledge the real-world benefits delivered by Hybrid Synergy Drive."


If you have not received your letter from Toyota regarding your own vehicle, then call 0800 1388744 to check if your Toyota is affected.

16-Mar-2010
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