Japanese automaker Toyota has announced five recalls that affect over 6.4 million vehicles across the globe. The recalls involve 27 Toyota models and include the Corolla, Camry, Highlander and Matrix – the Subaru Trezia and the Pontiac Vibe. Some vehicles were made back in 2004.
Toyota is planning to inspect, replace parts if necessary, including steering column braces, seat rails, windshield wiper motors, engine starters and cable for air bags, said a statement released by the automaker.
The announcement includes 2 million vehicles across North America, which might have problems with seat rails and air bag cables.
The company announced that it is not aware of a single crash, injuries or fatalities that the conditions caused.
On Wednesday, stock at Toyota was off by nearly 5% prior to ending the day in Tokyo off by 3%. The stock has fallen this year by over 15%.
The biggest automaker in the world sold close to 10 million vehicles in 2013. This is the second major recall for Toyota globally for 2014 and the latest in a line of headaches caused by poor quality control.
Toyota this past February recalled more than 2.1 million RAV4, Tacoma, Lexus and Prius vehicles due to a problem in the software that causes a car to stop without prior notice.
Earlier in the year, Toyota also agreed it would pay a fine of $1.2 billion, the largest of its type, to settle a problem that had been criminal into the company’s conduct while it carried out its unintended acceleration recall of over 10 million vehicles just four years ago.
That particular recall was for cars from 2009 to 2010 and related to an accelerator pedal that would stick. It cost the Japanese automaker over $2 billion in lost sales and repair costs prior to paying for the legal settlements.
In 2012, Toyota issued a recall for more than 7.4 million vehicles because of a problem with the power windows that could have posed a fire risk.
The action by Toyota comes following the major recall by General Motors. GM announced it would recall 4.8 million vehicles.