By Eileen Mencias

In a letter to Department of Trade and Industry Consumer Policy and Advocacy Bureau director Marimel Porciuncula, TMP first vice president Rommel Gutierrez said the company has expanded the recall to include the sports car.

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Only 32 units of the Toyota 86 are involved and these were the ones produced from April 13 to October 31, 2018.

The affected vehicles may be equipped with a low-pressure fuel pump produced during a specific timeframe that may include an impeller which has been manufactured with a lower density.

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TMP’s first recall this year involved 7,990 units of the FJ Cruiser, Corolla, Innova, Alphard, Fortuner, and Prado. It was then expanded to include 1,948 more units of the same models and again added 838 more units of the Corolla, Innova, and the Fortuner.

Another recall was issued to include the Avanza and the Rush and it involved 35,923 units, still to replace their fuel pumps.

In the previous recall announcements, Gutierrez said the low pressure fuel pump may have parts that are prone to cracking and render the fuel pump inoperative.

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When this happens, the warning indicators may light up, the engine might not start or when it does, it wouldn’t be smooth. The vehicle may also stall even when driving at low speed and, in rare instance, it can stall at higher speeds and may crash.

The fuel pump is located in the fuel tank and it supplies pressure to the fuel injection system.

TMP has notified the owners of the vehicles and asked them to bring in their units to their dealers for the service at no cost.

A Toyota 86 currently costs P2.086 million for manual transmission and P2.186 million for the automatic.

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