Toyota one of the largest companies doing massive recalls 625,000 hybrids reap Toyota failure related to software
Toyota failure, the largest automaker in the world, Toyota Motor, called
today to review some 625,000 units of hybrid cars worldwide by a software
glitch that can reduce the motive power of the vehicle and even make it stop.
The company based in Aichi (central Japan) reported that the
fault has not caused any accidents or injuries to occupants of vehicles.
The ruling affects units manufactured between May 2010 and
November 2014 the Prius + (marketed as Prius V and Prius Alpha in certain
markets) and Auris hybrid models.
Of these, 160,000 were sold in Europe, 120,000 in North
America and 340,000 in Japan, while the remaining 5,000 were sold in Africa and
other markets.
The current software configuration of these cars can cause
overheating of transistors.
If they are damaged this can lead, firstly, the lighting of
various warning lights on the dashboard, according to Toyota.
In most cases the vehicle go into a "safe mode",
which reduces the driving force driving the car and allows only for a limited
distance.
In the most extreme case, Toyota says the hybrid system
would be deactivated and the car would be stopped.
"In rare cases the ruling could turn off the hybrid system and could cause a loss of power him to stop the vehicle," the company says in a note explaining the technical problem in the case of the Prius in the US enrolled.
Since the launch of hybrid technology in 1997, Toyota has sold more than seven million vehicles mixed engine: electric and combustion.
Toyota will contact owners by mail of the affected vehicles hybrid by a software failure
As reported by the company in a statement. However, the Japanese manufacturer has launched a website (http://www.toyota.com/recall) where customers can check if your car is among those called to review.
The company explained that the vehicles concerned must be
brought to dealers in which they were purchased, where they update the
software, an operation that takes about 30 minutes.
The fault is detected in a time that Toyota, like other
Japanese manufacturers, are still very much redial vehicle mass caused by a
breakdown in company Takata airbags that caused at least 8 around the dead
world.
Already more than 50 million cars had to be called to review
worldwide affected by this failure of airbags Takata, which can be opened with
excessive force and projecting metal fragments occupants.
If among you or your friends, including one following of the default software on your favorite hybrid Toyota I suggest you immediately visit the nearest Toyota dealer or just through the official website of Toyota.
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