Toyota has announced a global recall of over 7.4 million cars due to a power window switch problem that could potentially lead to a fire. Approximately 36,000 Yaris, RAV4, Auris and Corolla models in Ireland are affected by the recall.
Toyota stresses that the problem has not resulted in any fires to date but a poorly lubricated window switch could become 'sticky' or 'notchy' over time and a fire could result under certain conditions.
Models affected have build dates between September 2006 and December 2008 and Toyota Ireland will be contacting 9,232 Yaris, 10,357 Auris, 14,112 Corolla and 2,392 RAV 4 owners shortly asking them to bring their car in for checks to see if there is a fault.
The fix should take less than 60 minutes and will be handled free of charge.
In the meantime should an owner have a query they can contact Toyota Ireland on 01 4190222.