Toyota thu hồi 1,8 triệu xe SUV RAV 4 vì nguy cơ cháy nổ

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Toyota, the world’s largest automaker (nhà sản xuất ô tô lớn nhất thế giới), on Wednesday recalled (thu hồi) over 1.8 million RAV 4 sport utility vehicles (xe thể thao đa dụng) spanning (kéo dài) several model years because a replacement battery (pin dự phòng) could pose a fire risk (gây nguy cơ hỏa hoạn).

The voluntary (tự nguyện) recall covers 1.85 million vehicles from model years 2013 to 2018, the company said in a statement. Some of the vehicles may be equipped with replacement 12-volt batteries that have dimensions that are too small, it said.

“If a small-top battery is used for replacement and the hold-down clamp (tấm ép, khối ép) is not tightened correctly (siết chặt đúng cách), the battery could move when the vehicle is driven with forceful turns (cú rẽ mạnh),” it said.

Movement from a strong turn could create a short circuit (đoản mạch) that could potentially ignite a fire (khả năng gây cháy), the company said.

...The RAV 4 recall announced Wednesday was the second one announced by Toyota in the span of a week. On Oct. 26, the company recalled 814,000 Highlander sport utility vehicles because the front bumper (đỡ va chạm) could fall off.

source: nytimes,