Toyota Motor Vietnam is to recall 8,000 Innova minivans because of problems that include a faulty pressure cylinder for rear-wheel brakes, the company said Wednesday, DPA reported.
The vehicles, Toyota's best-selling model in the country, are often used by taxi firms.
The move to recall the model came after an engineer employed by the carmaker, Le Van Tach, sparked a media frenzy when he submitted documents to the quality control agency Vietnam Registry detailing three major problems with the company's Innova seven-seater minivans and Fortuner sports utility vehicles.
The company initially responded to the accusations by saying the defects were minor and posed no danger to drivers, adding it would not recall or fix the vehicles. The announcement enraged consumers, many of whom protested on the country's largest drivers online forum Oto Fun.
"Toyota wouldn't do that in Western countries," commenter KarinMoon wrote. "If this was the West, they would recall all the faulty vehicles."
Before the company said it would recall the vehicles, it submitted a document to Vietnam Registry saying it would fix the faulty minivans free of charge but did not state when or how it would do it, state media reported.
Toyota Vietnam sold nearly 31,000 vehicles last year, making up nearly a third of the market.
Toyota Vietnam to recall 8,000 minivans over safety fears
Toyota Motor Vietnam is to recall 8,000 Innova minivans because of problems that include a faulty pressure cylinder for rear-wheel brakes, the company said Wednesday.
