Toyota Ireland has issued a recall for thousands of their vehicles due to an airbag defect. The cars affected are certain Avensis, Corolla, Avensis Verso, and Yaris passenger vehicles produced between February 2001 and July 2008. It's understood that the recall affects 11,943 vehicles in the Republic of Ireland. According to airbag manufacturer Takata’s reports, a defect related to motor vehicle safety may arise in the inflators due to propellant degradation occurring after prolonged exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling. Alternatively a customer may log-on to Toyota’s website to check if their vehicle is affected (https://www.toyota.ie/recall-checker) and can avail of an on-line booking facility with their local Toyota Dealer or Authorised Repairer.

Source: The Irish Daily Star October 01, 2019 14:37 UTC