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ReprintsToyota and GM recall 660,000 cars for window defect
Corollas, Matrixes and Vibes from 2003-04 model year included
Harry Stoffer
Automotive News
April 9, 2008 - 2:52 pm ET
WASHINGTON -- Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. and General Motors are recalling more than 660,000 cars built for the 2003-04 model years to repair side window hardware. The recall involves nearly 540,000 Toyota Matrixes and Corollas and nearly 123,000 Pontiac Vibes, the companies said today. Dealers are to replace bolts that hold driver and front passenger door glass in vehicles equipped with power windows. The bolts may loosen and detach, Toyota said in a statement. Federal safety officials had been investigating complaints about the windows in the Toyotas and in similar Vibes, built by GM in a joint venture with Toyota. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in February that some side windows became inoperable or made popping noises and occasionally shattered. The agency and the automakers together had collected more than 500 complaints, including 36 claimed injuries and one reported crash. There were also more than 12,000 possibly related warranty claims, according to NHTSA records. |
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The 2003 Pontiac Vibe, pictured here, and its sister Toyota Matrix were recalled to repair side window hardware. |
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