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| Toyota to recall 885,000 vehicles | Toyota to recall 885,000 vehicles |
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| Toyota is recalling 885,000 vehicles to fix a problem that could cause a water leak from the air conditioning unit. | Toyota is recalling 885,000 vehicles to fix a problem that could cause a water leak from the air conditioning unit. |
| It said water could leak into the airbag control module, causing a short circuit and triggering a warning light. | |
| In some cases airbags "could become disabled or could inadvertently deploy" and in limited cases the power steering function could be disabled, it added. | |
| The models affected by the recall are the Camry, Camry Hybrid, Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, and Venza made in 2012-13. | |
| Some 847,000 cars will be recalled in North America, while the rest will be in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. | Some 847,000 cars will be recalled in North America, while the rest will be in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. |
| A spokeswoman for Toyota told the BBC that it had received reports of two minor injuries due to the issue, but there had been no reports of any vehicles crashing. | |
| Reputational damage? | Reputational damage? |
| This is the third major recall that Toyota has issued in recent weeks. | This is the third major recall that Toyota has issued in recent weeks. |
| Last month, the company called back more than 780,000 vehicles in the US to address a suspension defect in its RAV4 and Lexus HS 250h models, after fears that an initial recall last year did not fix the problem. | Last month, the company called back more than 780,000 vehicles in the US to address a suspension defect in its RAV4 and Lexus HS 250h models, after fears that an initial recall last year did not fix the problem. |
| In September, it recalled 615,000 Sienna minivans in the US to fix a lever problem that could cause vehicles to shift out of park mode "without the driver depressing the brake pedal". | In September, it recalled 615,000 Sienna minivans in the US to fix a lever problem that could cause vehicles to shift out of park mode "without the driver depressing the brake pedal". |
| Toyota said at the time that it was aware of 24 "minor accidents" due to the issue. | Toyota said at the time that it was aware of 24 "minor accidents" due to the issue. |
| In recent weeks more than 2.2 million vehicles have been recalled. | |
| Analysts said the recalls could have an impact on its reputation with the customers. | |
| "Repeated recalls definitely dent the image of any carmaker," Vivek Vaidya, an auto analyst with consulting firm Frost & Sullivan told the BBC. | "Repeated recalls definitely dent the image of any carmaker," Vivek Vaidya, an auto analyst with consulting firm Frost & Sullivan told the BBC. |
| "If you have one big recall, it is still manageable. But if (a company) calls back different vehicle models at different times for unrelated issues, customers tend to have a re-think about your quality assurance. | "If you have one big recall, it is still manageable. But if (a company) calls back different vehicle models at different times for unrelated issues, customers tend to have a re-think about your quality assurance. |
| "And if the problem involves airbag deployment - it becomes a serious issue," he added. | "And if the problem involves airbag deployment - it becomes a serious issue," he added. |
| The latest move takes the total number of cars recalled by Toyota this year to six million vehicles. |