Toyota’s official Malaysian distributor UMW Toyota Motor has issued a recall for the 2018 and 2019 Hilux pick-up truck and Fortuner SUV over an issue with their brake boosters.
The “special service campaign”, as the company calls it, affects a total of 12,997 vehicles built between July 2018 and January 2019, including 11,571 units of the Hilux and 1,426 units of the Fortuner. The issue concerns defective resin pistons in the brake booster, which UMW Toyota Motor says could cause braking performance to be “compromised”.
Models that are not listed in this recall are not affected, including new cars that are currently on sale. The company says it will send notification letters to affected owners regarding the recall, with any repairs to be conducted free of charge.
Owners may contact any authorised Toyota service centre or call the toll-free Freephone number at 1-800-886-9682 (1-800-8-TOYOTA) for more information.
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Kudos to Toyota caring and give free of charge.
If it the case Honda is more caring because the 20 years old Accord and CRV have been recalled to replace their airbag inflator!
What is the symptom?
Braking performance to be “compromised”. Meaning you will bang other people lah. This is the supposedly Japanese reliability. Reliable to bang people, then its airbag explode and kills whoever inside. Still dare to trust Japanese “reliability”? Better think twice and think Safety First.
MY Toyota can handle these recall properly. So no problem. And sure that Hilux 2020 and New Fortuner shouldn’t have any problem too
Congrats UMW Toyota for always caring people by monitoring problems
12,997 units sold btw this period.
good sales. pls keep the effort for good quality. congrats
This gonna affect the RV Sam Loo. Are you sure only these 2 models affected. After fuel pump, brake booster (not break). Myvi?
I don’t think Resale Value is more related to these recall problems
So many desperate Toyota salesmen trying to plotek their brand. Wahahaha
Before you shout toyota fanboys, stop simply said that. We have our opinions here with freedom of speech bro as well as we also just prefer objective discussions on vehicles as a fellow car enthusiast. Chill and be happy bro.
So what. We should be happy that Toyota is going to replace their problematic brakes, problem that shouldn’t have passed to customers at all? Yeah nice try salesdude, we see your pattern.
I went to a Toyota service center in Petaling Utama, told the service supervisor about the recall for the hilux brake replacement which i m involved. But that guy said he had no such info.. Asked me to refer to Toyota HQ who confirmed my truck is in the affected list but Toyota do not hv the spare part yet..asked me to wait. That was months ago.. No hurry to them. UMW Toyota good service??