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Toyota is abandoning about 39,000 2008 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid SUVs to actual a birthmark involving a adorning chrome bankrupt tip adapted to some vehicles.

The anamnesis apprehension is not yet on book with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In a columnist release, Toyota explains, “Due to abnormal calefaction treatment, the aboriginal catch acclimated to defended the stainless animate bankrupt tip to the bankrupt aqueduct may advance diminutive cracks. If this occurs, the able may aggrandize causing the catch to breach and in the affliction case the bankrupt tip may abatement off.”

Loss of the bankrupt tip would not affect car achievement at all — it’s just a adornment — but the tip itself could become alley debris.

Complicating matters, Toyota is not abiding which Highlanders ability accept the alternative bankrupt tip. The affection is installed at the dealership and aswell awash as a allotment owners can install at home, so the automaker will be advice added than 121,000 Highlander owners of the problem.

“Toyota will acquaint owners of the complex cars with a Safety Anamnesis notification via capital mail alpha in aboriginal May,” the automaker says. “The notification will cover analysis instructions for owners to actuate if their car is able with this accessory. Affected owners are requested to acquaintance their bounded Toyota banker for analysis and repair.” Those who ambition to accomplish their own adjustment arrange may acquaintance Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

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