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Toyota HiAce Recalled For Automatic Shifter Valve Vulnerability

Toyota has recalled its HiAce work van in Australia this week due to a potential problem with the automatic transmission shifter. The carmaker has identified a weakness with the device’s manual shifting valve, which is supposed to respo


Toyota has recalled its HiAce work van in Australia this week due to a potential problem with the automatic transmission shifter.

The carmaker has identified a weakness with the device’s manual shifting valve, which is supposed to respond to the commands of the driver via the in-car gear lever.

This weakness means the vehicle will not always engage the chosen gear when commanded by the driver. For example, the driver may select ‘Drive’ in the P-R-N-D-2-L shift pattern but the valve selects ‘Neutral’.

Drivers attempting to move vehicle in a forwards or reverse direction who believe the vehicle is ‘in gear’, only to learn that it isn’t operating in the gear chosen by them, may be put at risk along with the van’s other occupants and other road users.

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