MLIT Statutory Recall · Japan

Toyota Vitz Recall 1145040 — Window Glass

Filed May 29, 2019 · Toyota

In May 2019, Toyota filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Window Glass, covering the Vitz. The filing affects 2,169 vehicles manufactured between January 22, 2019 and February 2019.

Overview

MLIT filing number1145040
TypeStatutory Recall (government-mandated recall)
Date filedMay 29, 2019
Manufacturer(s)Toyota
ComponentWindow Glass
Production periodJanuary 22, 2019 — February 2019
Vehicles affected2,169 units

Filing in context

The Window Glass is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 6 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 36 Toyota notifications from 2019 in this archive. For scale, 2,363 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles; the vehicles involved here were manufactured over a span of about 1 month.

Defect

The production equipment software for the front passenger-side rear door glass is incorrectly programmed, causing insufficient cooling during manufacturing. As a result, some glass panels were not properly tempered and do not meet the breakage requirements of Safety Standards Article 29 (window glass standards). If the affected glass is damaged, it may not shatter into small fragments as required.

Corrective action

On all vehicles, replace the affected door glass with a corrected part.

Affected models & chassis ranges

This filing lists 5 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.

Type code (型式)ModelChassis ranges
DAA-NHP130 VITZ NHP130-4006008 — NHP130-4007155
DBA-KSP130 VITZ KSP130-4007256 — KSP130-4008937
DBA-NCP131 VITZ NCP131-4000452 — NCP131-4000530
DBA-NSP130 VITZ NSP130-4007540 — NSP130-4009090
DBA-NSP135 VITZ NSP135-4002744 — NSP135-4003306

Original Japanese (MLIT source text)

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状況

 助手席側後席ドアガラスにおいて、生産設備のプログラムが不適切なため、冷却不良となり、ガラスの破砕要件を満たしていないものがある。そのため、当該ガラスが損傷した場合、破片が粉々にならず、保安基準第29条(窓ガラスの基準)に抵触するおそれがある。

改善措置

 全車両、当該ガラスを良品と交換する。

Source & verification

This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:

https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3004527

Check your own vehicle: to see whether this filing affects a specific chassis number — and find every other recall for it — use the chassis lookup on the home page.

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