Toyota recalls 630,000 Minivans for faulty fuel tanks and engines in Japan

April 09th, 2008 | Category: Tech Talk


Toyota, Japan on Wednesday notified the transport ministry that it is recalling by 630,000 minivans due to faulty fuel tanks and engines. The recall affects the leading Japanese automaker’s Noah and Voxy minivans. According to Toyota, fuel tanks were not installed properly for 628,239 units produced within November 2001 and May

2007. Cracks may seem and oil may leak as a aftermath, Toyota said.

Toyota plus said that the engines of 2,623 units manufactured within June and November last year may stall when being driven at high speeds due to a flaw in their computer programs.

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