The Russian office Toyota recalls Land Cruiser 300 and Lexus LX600 SUVs to replace engines

According to representatives of Toyota Motor LLC, some cars sold in Russia may fail the crankshaft bearing, which will lead to a loss of power or breakdown of the motor. As part of the response campaign, specialists will replace units for defective machines for free.

The company discovered problems with the V35A family engines. The units of this series received Russian Land Cruiser 300. We are talking about a 3.5-liter V6 with a chain drive, the return of which is 415 horsepower.

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According to experts, when assembling engines, a metal chip could get inside, which sticks to the rotating parts of the engine. Mechanical garbage increases the load on the power plant, leading to a breakdown of bearings. In the process of defective engines, knocks, failures or a complete stop appear. As a result, units finally fail.

The company decided that such a malfunction increases the accident rate on the roads, so experts decided to replace faulty engines for free. The response campaign will affect the Land Cruiser 300, released from April 26, 2021 to February 8, 2022, as well as Lexus LX600, collected from December 10, 2021 to February 7, 2022.

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