MLIT Statutory Recall · Japan

Toyota Townace Recall 1229440 — Engine

Filed October 30, 2019 · Toyota

In October 2019, Toyota filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Engine, covering the Townace. The filing affects 16,471 vehicles manufactured between April 2018 and April 23, 2019.

Overview

MLIT filing number1229440
TypeStatutory Recall (government-mandated recall)
Date filedOctober 30, 2019
Manufacturer(s)Toyota
ComponentEngine
Production periodApril 2018 — April 23, 2019
Vehicles affected16,471 units

Filing in context

The Engine is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 72 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 36 Toyota notifications from 2019 in this archive. For scale, 1,353 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 year.

Defect

Due to inadequate control of manufacturing conditions, some engine connecting rods contain internal defects. Under high-load conditions, the connecting rod may fracture, leaving the vehicle inoperable.

Corrective action

On all vehicles, replace the connecting rod with a conforming part.

Affected models & chassis ranges

This filing lists 4 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.

Type code (型式)ModelChassis ranges
DBF-S402M Townace S402M-0074168 — S402M-0082576
DBF-S402U Townace S402U-0024652 — S402U-0027859
DBF-S412M Townace S412M-0024864 — S412M-0028981
DBF-S412U Townace S412U-0007613 — S412U-0008854

Original Japanese (MLIT source text)

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状況

エンジンのコネクティングロッドにおいて、製造条件の管理が不適切なため、内部に傷が発生しているものがある。そのため、最悪の場合、高負荷環境下でコネクティングロッドが破損して、走行不能に至るおそれがある。

改善措置

全車両、コネクティングロッドを良品に交換する。

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=3007955

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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