Toyota is at it again.
According to Today's THV, Toyota is recalling about 51,000 Toyota Tundra trucks to inspect for a damaged part called the slip yoke, which is located in the rear drive shaft of the truck. Of the 51,000 trucks that are being recalled, they suspect that less than 1% of the trucks actually have a faulty slip yoke (par. 1-2).
Now, this is not the first news we've heard about Toyota recalling vehicles. People make mistakes; even corporations make mistakes (:P). But how many faulty parts have to be installed and recalled for Toyota to understand that they need to monitor the assembly of their vehicles closer?
According to The Wall Street Journal, Toyota is aware of only one case in which the slip yoke failed a customer. However, there were no accidents or injuries due to the faulty part (par. 3). While it's great that Toyota is stepping up being proactive about the faulty part before someone is hurt, they also need to be more aware of what parts are going into their vehicles and make sure that they aren't faulty or next time they might not catch it in time.
Like I said before, people make mistakes. It's understandable to a certain extent. And Toyota is being brave and coming forth with their declaration that something is wrong with their products before the products actually start messing up. But when people's lives are in danger, it's best not to have to fix something that should already be built correctly.
Like I said before, people make mistakes. It's understandable to a certain extent. And Toyota is being brave and coming forth with their declaration that something is wrong with their products before the products actually start messing up. But when people's lives are in danger, it's best not to have to fix something that should already be built correctly.
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Sources:
http://www.todaysthv.com/news/article/155022/119/Toyota-recalling-about-51000-Tundra-trucks-
http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2011/04/26/toyota-recalls-51000-tundra-pickups/?mod=google_news_blog
Mallory,
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw you wrote about Toyota I was very excited, because I think they're a good car brand...however once I started reading I was shocked.
51,000 trucks being recalled blew my mind. If you think about how many cars there are in the world it doesn't seem like many, especially since they think less than 1% are faulty, but it's still scary that it could be that hazardous.
I agree with you that Toyota should just get it right the first time, especially when lives are in danger. However, just because they've slipped up a few times doesn't mean they're a bad car company. I was in a wreck a few months ago in a Toyota and we were t-boned by an 18 wheeler. The Toyota actually held up incredibly. They're still good cars despite the mistakes made by the company here and there.
I really enjoyed this blog and look forward to reading more.
Cardinal