UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd has issued a statement regarding the recent power window recall campaign in the US and clarified that its local models are not affected by the recall.
As previously reported, the models affected are the Toyota Matrix and GM’s Pontiac Vibe based on the Matrix. The affected part is a glass bolt on the driver and front passenger side door, which might loosen and cause an abnormal rattling sound.
Perhaps some customers have called up UMW Toyota Motor with questions expressing concern regarding this recall, so UMW Toyota Motor has decided to respond with a press release. It’s actually interesting to observe recall activity worldwide as we can observe the activities of different car manufacturers around the world and how they handle the recalls. It will at the very least raise our expectations on how our homegrown manufacturers should behave.
But we should not confuse international recalls with local models and spread rumours around as many of the parts that go into cars are localised according to region, so a part that is defective in one region could and should be perfectly fine in another.
After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
well toyota has came up with their official statement so no worries for our local toyota owner.
wow, if like this also recall. Then PROTON need to recall all of their cars already…
i think maybe its just a publicity stunt.. you know, get customers to be more confident with their products, those sort of things. Marketing stuff.
recalling local TOYOTAS..goshhh wait to see in bankrupcy…lolzz…whether there are problems anot it will be P&C…Honda cars are always prior with reliableness
mmm. my 6month old P2 MYVI SXI got problem with power window control.. driver power window just only open its own window.. others windows must try more to open.. suke sangkut2..
Recall = substandard components or bad QC.