In July 2024, Daihatsu, Mazda & Toyota filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Battery, covering the Townace, Bongo and 1 more model. The filing affects 22,616 vehicles manufactured between September 2020 and December 19, 2023.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1155100 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | July 5, 2024 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Daihatsu, Mazda, Toyota |
| Component | Battery |
| Production period | September 2020 — December 19, 2023 |
| Vehicles affected | 22,616 units |
Filing in context
This notification is a joint filing by 3 manufacturers: Daihatsu, Mazda & Toyota.
The Battery is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 20 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 8 Daihatsu notifications from 2024 in this archive. For scale, 1,169 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 3 years and 3 months.
Defect
The battery retaining bracket was not sufficiently validated during development. In a rear-end collision, the battery may shift excessively and the retaining bracket may release, failing to hold the battery in its designated position.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the battery retaining bracket with the corrected part and add a battery stopper.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 6 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.
| Type code (型式) | Model | Chassis ranges |
|---|---|---|
| 5BF-S403F | Bongo | S403F-7000101 — S403F-7002806 |
| 5BF-S403P | Ｇｒａｎ Ｍａｘ | S403P-0000101 — S403P-0000434 |
| 5BF-S403U | タウンエース | S403U-0000101 — S403U-0012974 |
| 5BF-S413F | Bongo | S413F-7000101 — S413F-7001192 |
| 5BF-S413P | Ｇｒａｎ Ｍａｘ | S413P-0000101 — S413P-0000342 |
| 5BF-S413U | タウンエース | S413U-0000101 — S413U-0005742 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
バッテリーの固定具において、開発時の検証が不十分であったため、後方から衝突を受けた際にバッテリーが過度に移動するとともに固定具が外れる場合があり、バッテリーが所定の位置に保持されないおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、バッテリー固定具を対策品に交換し、バッテリーストッパーを追加する。
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=3009780
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