Toyota Recall of Sienna Vehicles

It seems as though we've been seeing a lot of recalls in the automotive department lately. The latest has come from what many Maui residents consider the most reliable company. That is Toyota. Their vehicles are known for lasting a very long time with little maintenance. For this reason, the recall may come as quite a surprise.

About 94,000 year 2011 Sienna vehicles (produced before November 2010) will be recalled in the next couple of months. Owners of these vehicles will be contacted, fortunately, but not until mid-January, when the first notice will arrive, and late February when the second notice will arrive. The second notice will be sent out as replacement parts arrive. Of course, dealers will replace those parts for free.

You're probably wondering what went wrong and which parts need replacing. It's not exactly a minor issue. The problem is that the brake light switch bracket is too close to the parking break. What are the possible complications? The use of the parking break could deform the bracket, causing the brake light to remain on. That's the better scenario. The worse scenario is that the deformed bracket could cause the brake to only partially engage and, given time, lose its effectiveness.

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