Toyota Yaris in recall

Toyota Ireland has initiated a recall for its Yaris models. The recall is to remove the pillar pad from both sides of the centre pillar on certain Yaris models manufactured between June 2005 and April 2007. Owners of the involved vehicles will receive a campaign notification by post this month. Toyota dealers will remove both pillar pads from the centre pillar. The removal will be performed at no cost to vehicle owners and should take no longer than 40 minutes. Installed in the subject vehicles, underneath the front seatbelt retractor with pyrotechnic pretensioner, is a sound insulator located at the bottom of the centre pillar. There is a possibility that the sound insulator may become damaged by the high temperature gas generated from the seat belt pretensioner when it is activated in the event of a crash. There are 9,841 Yaris cars affected in Ireland. There have only been two cases reported worldwide, and none in Europe.