Toyota · Passenger cars

The product poses a risk of injuries due to a potential problem with a Rear Suspension Arm. In affected vehicles, if nuts for adjusting the rear wheel alignment are improperly tightened, backlash may develop at the thread portion of the arm (shaft and turn-buckle), followed by formation of rust. If this occurs, threads may wear, causing the arm to separate, which could result in loss of vehicle control.

Published: 24 August 2012
Notifying authority: Portugal
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: Unknown

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: A12/1268/12
Model: 1.Avensis Unknown

Classification

Category: Motor vehicles
Risk type: Injuries
Country of origin: Japan

Product description

Passenger cars. VIN Range of the affected vehicles in Europe attached: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/images/rapex/2012-w34/2012-w34_19_vins.pdf.