Following the global recall decision of the Prius Hybrid by the world’s auto leader Toyota, its Indian presence Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has announced that it will recall the Prius Hybrid models sold here. As a part of the global recall exercise announced by Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), its Indian wing TKM has also announced its decision to have a recall campaign in order to fix the faulty software in the Prius Hybrid that were sold in the Indian market.
As for the Indian market, the number of the recalled Prius units is considerably small, as the Prius does not really sell in India in great numbers. TKM has announced that this recall will involve 167 units of the Prius hybrid vehicles in India that forms a part of the global recall involving a massive 1.9 million units all over the world.
The recall is to rectify a software glitch in the car’s hybrid system that can potentially affect its driving capabilities and can even make it immovable.
A company statement said that TKM will recall a total of 167 units of the Prius Hybrid cars in India.
The company further revealed that the recall is required to fix the malfunctioning software in the car’s hybrid system that can make the car enter a fail safe mode.
Being more explicit, the company statement added that the company is making this recall as a part of Japanese parent company’s decision to follow a Voluntary Recall exercise. So far, no complaints regarding the malfunctioning software have been registered in India.
The statement mentioned that the recall exercise has begun on 14th of February, 2014.
The company statement further adds that Toyota will contact its Prius customers individually and the rectification will be done absolutely free of cost. The statement said that the repair work will not require much of the customers’ time and is expected to take only around 1 to 1.5 hours.
TKM regrets the inconvenience that is caused to the customers and is also looking forward their co-operation and kind understanding during the recall exercise.
In the previous year of 2013, Toyota Kirloskar had recalled 1,100 units of the diesel model of its popular Corolla Altis sedan in India in order to fix a drive shaft issue. This was only a part of Toyota’s recall series in India.
The company had also recalled a different batch of the Corolla Altis in 2013 in India to replace the defective airbags and this was also a part of a global recall that involved 17.3 lakhs of the global Corolla.
Going back, in the year 2011 Toyota had recalled 41,000 Etios sedan and the Liva hatchback units in India to change a flawed inlet pipe in the vehicles’ fuel tank.
The automobile companies in India have become very conscious about recalls. After SIAM started a voluntary recall policy in India in 2012, the automakers have started making voluntary recalls to fix the cars on finding any faults with it even though no complaints are registered.
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