Safety recall for tough Toyota workhorse
Fire risk for thousands of Toyota 70 Series LandCruiser off-roadersToyota Australia has announced a safety recall for 22,971 examples of the Toyota 70 Series LandCruiser built between 2016-2018 because they are at risk of catching fire.
It says a number of “minor incidents” have been recorded in Australia due to the problem, which affects 76, 78 and 79 Series models powered by a 4.5-litre V8 turbo-diesel.
Similar to the issue that affected the Ford Ranger two years ago – and a BMW 530d police patrol car that burned to the ground following a NSW pursuit last year – the problem occurs if dry grass and other debris accumulates behind the exhaust pipe heat shield near the high-temperature diesel particulate filter (DPF).
Toyota says “vegetation may accumulate around the vehicle’s underbody and exhaust system as a result of driving in dry vegetation areas”.
If the vegetation is not removed in accordance with the maintenance instructions in the owner’s manual, Toyota says the PDF system’s periodic regeneration may cause it to combust.
The Japanese manufacturer says it will install modified exhaust heat shields and enable a manual DPF regeneration mode, allowing owners to conduct a DPF ‘burnoff’ in a safe location prior to entering long grass or dry vegetation off-road.
Toyota says it will contact affected owners and that the fitment of a modified heat shield and DPF override function will take about three hours.
Click here to see if your LandCruiser if affected in the recall.
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