On January 27, Toyota's best-selling models Corolla and Leiling had potential safety hazards in the ignition coil, and in accordance with the requirements of the Regulations on the Administration of the Recall of Defective Automobile Products and the Implementation Measures for the Regulations on the Administration of the Recall of Defective Automobile Products, the two joint venture companies, Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. and GAC Toyota Motor Co., Ltd., filed a recall plan with the State Administration for Market Regulations, and recalled some Corolla vehicles from March 25, 2022, totaling 162301 vehicles, and some Leiling vehicles. A total of 161614 vehicles.
It is reported that this recall is the largest recall of the Toyota brand in 2022, the last Toyota large-scale recall time is July 23, 2021, the recall of 220,000 vehicles, the main reason is that the adaptive cruise system equipped with the program is not perfect, used in the starting state, there will be brake lights when braking, may cause rear-end collisions and other accidents. The recalled vehicles are also Toyota Corolla and Ralink models, with the specific number of 116551 and 109034 respectively.
As Toyota's best-selling cars Corolla and Leiling, sales can compete with Nissan Xuanyi and Volkswagen Langyi, and it is also the preferred economy car of the Chinese people, in less than half a year, two consecutive large-scale recalls, causing widespread concern among netizens and the media, and there are generally two views.
One believes that Toyota is responsible for users, and finds a large-scale recall as soon as possible, which is a very strict car company, unlike other car companies that know that there is a problem and do not take the initiative to recall, such as the Volkswagen brand's 2021 outbreak of "particle trap blockage" complaints, compared with Toyota's more conscience;
Another view is that Toyota is no longer Toyota, and problems continue to occur, which also makes consumers believe in the Toyota brand, and how to buy Toyota's models, which is more of a condemnation and helplessness of the Toyota brand. Everyone knows that all vehicles have more or less problems, but Toyota is too backward in technology, or there are problems in production and manufacturing, and many problems cannot be accepted by users, which is the focus of the problem.
We return to this Corolla and Ralink recall, the two cars due to ignition coil manufacturing process problems, may lead to some ignition coil inside the 1-stage coil bracket size deviation, and then make the 1-stage coil and the central iron core contact short circuit, fuse the fuse, cut off the power supply to the spark plug, resulting in the vehicle in the driving stall, increasing the risk of vehicle accidents, there is a safety hazard.
Corolla and Leiling are two joint ventures, and Tianjin FAW Toyota Co., Ltd. will recall some Corolla models produced between March 23, 2020 and July 2, 2021, for a total of 162301 units. GAC Toyota Co., Ltd. will recall some of the Ralink cars produced between April 8, 2020 and November 19, 2021, for a total of 161614 units. The two vehicles combined exceeded 320,000 vehicles, marking the first recall of the Toyota brand in the New Year.
In addition, according to the sales data released by the Association, the cumulative sales of Corolla in 2021 were 330,000 vehicles, down 7.5% from 350,000 vehicles in 2020; Ralink's annual sales in 2021 were 229,000 vehicles, down 0.2% from 230,000 vehicles in 2020. Corolla and Ralink are the most popular joint venture brand cars for consumers.
Originally prepared to be happy for the New Year, Toyota Corolla and Leiling users suddenly received the news of the recall, it is expected that the mood will not be too good, especially the two recalls have been recruited users, really a little distressed!