Toyota has put out a worldwide recall on 1.3 million vehicles sold between January 2005 and April 2008, including Yaris models built in 2006 and 2007, as well as foreign models the Belta and Ractis, due to fears that a seat belt pre-tensioner may ignite or melt in severe frontal crashes.
Many modern cars use a pyrotechnic charge in the seat belt locking mechanism, which usually fires when one or more airbags deploy.
Fixing the issue is expected to take no more than an hour, and can be done at Toyota dealers. Affected owners should receive notice from Toyota over the next week. Owners of used Yarises are advised to contact their local Toyota dealer or service centre.
In the meantime, we suggest you avoid severe frontal collisions. Luckily there have been no reports as yet of any spontaneously combusting seat belt pre-tensioners, so keep up the good work.
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I would have thought that it was always best to recommend the avoidance of frontal collisions - severe or otherwise!
Mr Stevens,
Who do you think your readers are, Morons?
I believe despite a person’s intelligence, all collisions would be avoided no matter how safe the vehicle was… But then again you might be an exception to that
Thanks lads, I’ve obviously overestimated in my hopes that people would see that I was joking (to be honest, it surprises me to learn anyone believed I might actually suggest that people don’t as a rule go out of their way to avoid collisions).
A little macabre humour, or at least that was the intention. Apologies that my expectations were so (apparently) high and my skills with comedy so low!
Hell, I got the humour, it was plain and obvious.
Besides the article was about a Toyota recall. Some people only comment when they can stick it to someone, the article being of little relevance to them. This is a case in point.
Now, go back to your day jobs Daniel and Warty. I’m guessing you lads would be funeral directors. They struggle with their senses of humour.
Bummer for Toyota that their seatbelt supplier has caused them this sort of grief on what is a good car. Happens to the best of them I guess.
How thick are you Mr Daniel?
Toyota’s reputation would be dented indeed by this latest recall. Not only my perception of Toyota car quality but of the quality of its appointed dealer. The dealer whom I bought the new Yaris from is NOT helpful at all.
Also, is it for manufarcturing dates till Apr 2007 or Apr 2008?
Warthy, Daniel
Youse guys are nots fully sick … to be fully sick mate, youse have to lightens ups, youse knows. Everyones knows thats the writer Mike “Boner” Stevens has a hugely, massively, fully sickly, sense of humour, so he shouldn’t have to feel like a slum dog millionare and apologizes to youse beaches.
Anyways, thats alls i’ve gots to says fors nows, bye bye from the master of spin (now the master of pornos).
Warney
Mike,
You should be a politician.
macca,
You should work for Mike (if you’re not already are).
Warty, Daniel
You took Mike’s words too seriously. C’mon the guy is a joker!
I quite enjoyed the Humour. I guess some of the replies show how much we are starting to turn into little America where black humour and sarcasm are an unknown quantity. Keep up the good work Mike!