Thousands of Toyota C-HR vehicles have been recalled over a fuel pump fault that could cause engine bay fires resulting in injury or death.
The urgent recall said affected motorists may be able to smell a fuel odour if there is a leak in the engine compartment.
“The internal components of the fuel pump may wear and fracture the welded area of the fuel pump, which could lead to a fuel leak in the engine compartment,” the federal Department of Transport recall said.
“A fuel leak in the engine compartment may result in an engine bay fire.
“A vehicle fire could increase the risk of injury or death to vehicle occupants, other road users or bystanders.”
Several variants of the C-HR Petrol (NGX10 & NGX50) have been detected as being at risk, including the C-HR 2WD 1.2L Petrol model, and the C-HR AWD 1.2L Petrol model.
A total of 14,480 affected vehicles were sold between 2019 and 2023, and those in possession of these models will be asked to book a fuel pump replacement free of charge.
The issue was previously known to the manufacturer, who confirmed the recall expands upon a 2021 recall which affected 7669 vehicles sold between 2019 and 2021.
(7 News)
