Toyota Recalls Corolla Altis Diesel Models in India

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) is the latest car-maker in India to take back its vehicle for repair. It has issued a voluntary recall of 5,834 units of its Corolla Altis diesel variants in India to rectify a problem with the powertrain.

The recall is limited to the diesel variants of the Crolloa Altis, which were manufactured between 15 June 2010 and 23 May 2011, reports OverDrive. The owners of the affected vehicles will be contacted directly by the company to take the vehicle to Toyota's workshop to fix the problem with the engine parts, which is causing a leakage of oil into the air intake system. The replacement of the defective component will be done free of cost.

This is the second recall from Toyota in November. Earlier this month, the company had recalled its sedan Camry in India over a defective front suspension.

Recent Vehicle Recalls in India

• Ford India recently summoned 3,072 units of Fiesta to fix the problem with glow plug control module.
• SUV maker Mahindra & Mahindra recalled 2,300 units of its popular SUVs Scorpio and XUV500, and multi-purpose vehicle Xylo to fix a problem with the vacuum pump in engines.
• German luxury auto maker Audi recalled 6,758 units of A4 sedans to update its airbag control unit software.
• 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.
• Nissan India recalled around 9,000 units of Micra and Sunny, which were manufactured between 2008 and 2012 to replace faulty airbag.
• Honda recalled over 1,075 units of Honda Accord and 252 units of Honda CR-V over faulty airbags.
• 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 one of the biggest recalls in the country, Maruti Suzuki, the country's largest car maker, recalled 1,03,311 units of Ertiga, Swift and DZire in India to fix a problem with the fuel-filler neck. 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.
• Toyota India had also issued a recall for 45,000 units of its multi-utility vehicle (MPV) Innova, which were manufactured between February 2005 and December 2008, over a problem with the steering column.
• Till date, General Motors India has had the biggest recall in the country. The company recalled 1.14 lakh units of the Chevrolet Tavera in July last year, which were manufactured between 2005 and 2013 to fix the issues related to emissions and specifications.