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In 2020, Toyota announced a large-scale recall, involving its Toyota brand, Lexus brand, a total of 257000 vehicles, these vehicles have engine flameout hidden danger.

A number of Toyota companies jointly filed a recall plan with the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration on April 17, deciding to recall some imported and domestic cars, involving more than a dozen models, according to an official announcement.

The reason for this recall is that the resin forming conditions of the low-pressure fuel pump impellers of these vehicles are not perfect, resulting in insufficient resin density of the impellers. The impeller may be inflated and deformed under the influence of fuel, and interfere with the shell of the low-pressure fuel pump, resulting in the poor operation of the low-pressure fuel pump. In extreme cases, the engine may flameout while the vehicle is running, and there is a safety hidden danger.

List of models involved:

(1) Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd. will recall the following vehicles in batches from May 31, 2020, a total of 59982 vehicles.

A total of 5747 imported Lexus IS300 cars were produced from October 2, 2017 to November 30, 2018.

A total of 5311 imported Lexus NX200t vehicles were produced from December 1, 2014 to June 2, 2015.

A total of 4259 imported Lexus RX450h vehicles were produced from October 2, 2017 to May 6, 2019.

A total of 3507 imported Lexus LS500h cars were produced from November 23, 2017 to November 2, 2018.

A total of 3169 imported Lexus GX460 vehicles manufactured from November 5, 2013 to February 12, 2015

A total of 2424 Lexus GS300, GS250, GS350 and GS450h cars were imported from September 2, 2013 to December 7, 2018.

A total of 1567 imported Lexus LS350 cars were produced from November 23, 2017 to November 2, 2018.

A total of 263 imported Lexus LC500h vehicles were produced from December 13, 2017 to November 8, 2018.

A total of 262 imported Lexus RC300 cars were produced from September 15, 2017 to January 11, 2019.

A total of 76 imported Lexus LS460L vehicles manufactured from September 6, 2013 to December 11, 2014

A total of 62 imported Lexus LS600hL cars produced from September 2, 2013 to January 30, 2015

A total of 16089 imported Toyota Elfa vehicles were produced from September 4, 2017 to December 12, 2018.

A total of 522 imported Toyota FJ Cooluze cars were produced from September 3, 2013 to June 3, 2015.

A total of 13512 imported Lexus RX300 vehicles were produced from November 1, 2017 to May 6, 2019.

A total of 3212 Lexus LX570 cars were imported from September 2, 2013 to February 2, 2015.

(2) Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. will recall a total of 41489 Crown cars produced from October 25, 2017 to November 30, 2018 from May 6, 2020.

(3) Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. since June 1, 2020, recall: a total of 5686 Costa cars produced from January 20, 2014 to May 8, 2019.

A total of 56596 Prado cars were produced from December 18, 2013 to February 20, 2019.

(4) Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. authorized to entrust Changchun Fengyue Co., Ltd., Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd., to recall some of the Lande Cool Luze cars produced from December 2, 2013 to March 31, 2015. a total of 3922.

(5) Guangzhou Auto Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. will recall a total of 2123 Camry cars produced from September 28, 2017 to November 7, 2017 from May 3, 2020.

A total of 86846 Henlanda cars manufactured from March 14, 2018 to December 8, 2018 will be recalled from June 3, 2020.

The Toyota brand and Lexus brand cars involved above total 257000 vehicles. The solution is to replace the improved low-pressure fuel pump for vehicles within the scope of the recall free of charge, in order to eliminate safety risks.

In fact, fuel pumps produced by Denso have been recalled on a large scale earlier, including Subaru, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi and other Japanese brands. Not long ago, GAC-Mitsubishi has announced a recall of 175000 Yige, Outlander and Jinxuan cars, which are also caused by the hidden danger of engine flameout due to the low material density of the pump core impeller of the fuel pump assembly.

Engine flameout during driving is a great safety hidden danger. It is hoped that manufacturers will arrange a recall as soon as possible and car owners will replace problematic fuel pump parts as soon as possible to eliminate hidden dangers.

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