Today, Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (Daihatsu) notified the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of a recall of the Gran Max, the TOWN ACE sold by Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), and the BONGO sold by Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda).
Previously, Daihatsu had determined that a recall was necessary after a technical verification including confirmation testing of standard conformity by MLIT revealed that the vehicles did not comply with standards. As it will take time to prepare the corrective parts, customers will be notified once they have been prepared for replacement.
1. Vehicles Subject to Recall
| Company Name | Model Code | Vehicle Name | Chassis Numbers Containing Vehicles Subject to Recall |
Production Period | Number of Vehicles Subject to Recall |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daihatsu | 5BF-S403P | Gran Max | S403P-0000101～ S403P-0000434 |
September 11, 2020–December 19, 2023 |
322 | Truck type |
| 5BF-S413P | S413P-0000101～ S413P-0000342 |
September 21, 2020–December 19, 2023 |
237 | |||
| Toyota | 5BF-S403U | Town Ace | S403U-0000101～ S403U-0012974 |
September 7, 2020–December 12, 2023 |
12,706 | |
| 5BF-S413U | S413U-0000101～ S413U-0005742 |
September 7, 2020–December 12, 2023 |
5,576 | |||
| Mazda | 5BF-S403F | Bongo | S403F-7000101～ S403F-7002806 |
September 11, 2020–December 12, 2023 |
2,689 | |
| 5BF-S413F | S413F-7000101～ S413F-7001192 |
September 24, 2020–December 12, 2023 |
1,086 |
Notes:
1) The range of chassis numbers containing vehicles subject to the recall also includes vehicles that are not subject to the recall. Please contact your local Toyota dealer or Mazda dealer for details.
2) The production period of vehicles subject to the recall is different from the date of vehicle purchase.
2. Status of Defect
Due to insufficient testing of the battery fixture during development, there is a risk that the battery could move excessively, come loose, and fail to hold the battery in place in the event of a rear-end collision.
3. Improvement Details
The battery fixtures on all vehicles will be replaced with corrective parts and battery stoppers will be added.
SOURCE: Daihatsu
