Toyota Australia has launched a ‘Buyer Service Train’ for its C-HR hybrid SUV, impacting 2348 examples which can expertise the parking brake participating when reversing.
“When topic automobiles are towing (e.g. a trailer or bicycle rack), the Parking Help Brake (PKSB) system operates unintentionally when reverse gear is chosen,” Toyota mentioned in a discover revealed on-line.
“The PKSB software program defaults to the ON state when reverse is chosen. This can end result within the PKSB system activating the automobile brakes when the shift place is moved into reverse. That is brought on by PKSB software program logic.”
The 2348 impacted examples of the Toyota C-HR had been produced between Might 2, 2023 and Might 30, 2024.
A variety of mannequin codes and automobile identification numbers (VINs) for impression examples have been hooked up right here.
Toyota has not but categorised the fault as a recall, because the carmaker is voluntarily providing to resolve the difficulty and is quickly contacting homeowners.
The carmaker says its service centres will match a correction sticker to the automobile proprietor’s guide and carry out a software program replace to the Clearance Warning ECU on concerned automobiles, which ought to take roughly 60 minutes to finish.
When you have additional questions you’ll be able to contact the Toyota Service Marketing campaign Helpline on 1800 987 366.
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