Toyota Recalls 119 Units of Camry in India

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has issued a voluntary recall of 119 units of its sedan Camry in India over a defective front suspension.

The company will recall 119 units of Camry, which were manufactured between March and July 2011 in Japan and sold in India. The recall is part of the company's global exercise where they recalled 1.7 lakh units. The owners of the affected vehicle will be contacted by the dealers of the company and if necessary, the replacement would be done free of cost, said the company.

The company also mentioned that there is no report of untoward incidents from India, however, the recall is voluntary.

In April this year, Toyota India recalled 45,000 units of its multi-utility vehicle (MPV) Innova, which were manufactured between February 2005 and December 2008, to fix a problem with the steering column.

Earlier this week, German luxury auto maker Audi recalled 6,758 units of A4 sedans in India to update airbag control unit software.

Recent Vehicle Recalls in India

Honda cars recalled 2,338 units of its hatchback Brio, compact sedan Amaze and sports utility vehicle CR-V to fix a problem with the faulty airbag in October.

In October, Nissan India recalled around 9,000 units of Micra and Sunny, which were manufactured between 2008 and 2012 to replace faulty airbag.

In July, Honda recalled over 1,075 units of Honda Accord and 252 units of Honda CR-V over faulty airbag.

Earlier in July, Mahindra & Mahindra, India's SUV maker recalled 23,519 units of its iconic Scorpio in the country over a faulty pressure regulating valves.

Hyundai Motor India recalled 2,437 units of Santa FE SUV in the country to fix a problem with the Stop Lamp Switch in May 2014.

In one of the biggest recalls in the country, Maruti Suzuki, the country's largest car maker, had recalled 1,03,311 units of Ertiga, Swift and DZire in India to fix a problem with the fuel filler neck in April. The recall included 47,237 units of its popular hatchback Swift, 42,481 units of its sedan DZire and 13,593 units of its multi-passenger vehicle Ertiga, which were manufactured between 12 November 2013 and 4 February 2014.

Till date, General Motors India's had the biggest recall in the country. The company had recalled 1.14 lakh units of Chevrolet Tavera in July last year, which were manufactured between 2005 and 2013 to fix the issues related to emissions and specifications.