Toyota C-HR and Yaris Recall

Toyota Australia has issued an urgent recall notice for the Toyota C-HR, Yaris, Yaris Cross and GR Yaris vehicles built between May 2020 and August 2021 citing an issue with the vehicles pre-collision system setup.

Toyota Australia has indicated 18,490 vehicles have been affected.

In a released statement, Toyota has said “The subject vehicles are equipped with a Millimetre Wave Sensor (radar sensor) and a camera to detect objects, such as another vehicle in front of the subject vehicle. The radar sensor used by the Pre-Collision System (PCS) may not have been initialised properly in the involved vehicles during production. As a result, the PCS may be inoperative with no warning indicator to the driver.”

To read Toyota’s official press release statement click here.

Toyota Australia also released a list of symptoms and warnings for drivers to look out for.

If the radar sensor has not been set up correctly, drivers may experience one or more of the following:

• Drivers cannot increase or decrease speed using the cruise control switch.
• The lane centring function will not operate even if the display says it is active and operating.
• Vehicles in front are not detected and the vehicle icon the Multi-Information Display (MID) will not be shown while using DRCC.
• The vehicle will not slow down automatically, when approaching a vehicle ahead with DRCC enabled.

What to do if you own an affected vehicle?

For affected owners, Toyota Australia will contact you via SMS, email, or mail on your provided contact information for details on repair.

Affected owners can also visit their local Toyota Dealer for a free inspection to determine if the radar sensor has been properly installed and initialised. If needed, your Toyota Dealer will activate the radar sensor free of charge.

Toyota has indicated that the vehicle inspection will take around half an hour (30 minutes) to complete and if required, the changes will take appropriately an hour (60 minutes). Please be aware this may vary based on your dealer’s work schedule and availability.

For more information on the recall or to speak to a Toyota representative, contact the Toyota Recall Campaign Helpline on 1800 987 366 between the hours of 8:00am – 6:00pm AEST Monday – Friday. Please reference your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) when calling the recall helpline.

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