Toyota has issued a global recall for its fully electric SUV, the bZX4 due to a major safety issue. As it turns out, the company has discovered that the wheels of the SUV could come off in certain situations.
According to a report by Reuters, sharp turns and sudden braking may loosen up the hub bolts on the EV’s wheels. In a separate recall notice by Toyota USA, the automaker noted that this could take place during low-mileage use.
Reuters report further said that this recall notice affects 2,700 bZ4X across the world with the majority of them coming from the European markets. At the same time, Subaru is also implementing a similar move for its Solterra which is essentially a rebadged variant of the bZ4X.
Equipped with a 71.4kWh battery, Toyota said that the front-wheel-drive version of the SUV can go up to 500km according to the WLTC standard while the four-wheel-drive variant has a maximum range of 460km. Naturally, it is hard to tell whether the safety issue will push back the EV’s release date for our market.
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