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Toyota - Due to improper valve train design inside the engine excessive stress is generated compared to the design condition
Official notice
8 Apr 2019
Last checked
8 Apr 2019
An official DVSA notice concerns Toyota - Due to improper valve train design inside the engine excessive stress is generated compared to the design condition. Due to improper valve train design inside the engine excessive stress is generated compared to the design condition Published 2019-04-08.
What to do now
Replace the valve springs with improved components.
Units affected
3,505
Recall number
R-2018-305
Official notice
2019-04-08
The hazard
The hazard
Due to improper valve train design inside the engine excessive stress is generated compared to the design condition
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Brand: Toyota. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).
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