The world's largest car brand, Toyota, is now recalling over 1 million cars that may have serious brake problems. The cars were built in the last few years.
Toyota is recalling over a million cars due to brake problems. The issue concerns a software flaw in Toyota Corolla models built in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Worldwide, 1,004,950 cars are affected, including 21,830 in Germany. It is not known whether Danish owners are also affected by the recall.
In 2024, 69 Toyota Corolla Cross and 29 regular Corolla were registered in Denmark. This makes the model the fourth best-selling car from Toyota in Denmark.
According to the German transport authority Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA), the software error can cause brake pressure to drop when braking in corners. This can result in a hard brake pedal and longer braking distance, increasing the risk of accidents.
There are no reports of injuries or damage to vehicles as a result of the software error.
KBA recommends that owners of the affected cars contact Toyota directly or an authorized repairer to have the software updated.
Toyota has not yet stated how they will handle the recall in Denmark. However, it is expected that they will follow the KBA's recommendations and encourage owners of the affected cars to contact an authorized workshop.
The recall of over a million Toyota cars highlights the importance of ongoing checks and updates to car software. However, other car brands and importers have at least as significant faults in their cars.
For example, the wheels on a number of Stellantis-developed Peugeot and Opel models are at risk of falling off. This has already happened several times in Denmark. Read more about it here .
Car recalls are not uncommon. Not even in Denmark. But the scale of Toyota's recall is significant. In 2023, Honda experienced something similar with 2.6 million fuel pumps.
In fact, the problem was so extensive that the Japanese feared running out of spare parts in connection with the recalls.
Some car brands are choosing to buy back problematic cars altogether. Last year, Jaguar in the US, for example, offered more than 3,000 I-Pace owners a buyback of their cars.
Here at home, however, the Danish importer denies that the cars are affected by the same defects.
However, there are indications that it is here. At least in Scandinavia. A Norwegian has just been told that it will cost him over 135,000 kroner to repair a car with just 35,000 kilometers on the odometer.
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