Toyota recalls new Camry and Aurion models

Toyota Australia has today announced a recall to rectify a possible fuel-line fault in the locally-manufactured Camry and Aurion models.

The recall, coming a matter of months after the respective models' local introduction, affects a total of 19,099 current model Camry, Camry Hybrid and Aurion vehicles built between October 2011 and July 2012.

All three models are manufactured at Toyota’s Altona plant in Melbourne, where earlier this year the company cut 350 jobs in response to shrinking domestic and export markets.

Toyota has been working hard to rebuild its global brand image after a series of recalls in 2010 affected eight million cars in North America and Europe.

The impact in Australia was much less with only a single model and 2300 cars impacted, but this latest recall comes at a time when the trio of locally-produced new models are still finding traction in the marketplace.

The seventh-generation Camry was the first new model released in a phased rollout that began in January, followed by the Camry Hybrid in March and the V6-powered Aurion in April.

The company said the recall is due to a fuel hose that may have been incorrectly manufactured.

“There is a possibility that the fuel hose that connects the main fuel supply line to the engine may have become wrinkled during connector insertion. In some cases this could result in a small hole in the fuel hose which may allow fuel to leak,” Toyota said via a press release.

There have been three reports of this condition in Australia but no accidents have been reported, Toyota said.

Owners should contact a Toyota dealer to arrange for an inspection, which will take approximately 30 minutes. Vehicles found with a wrinkled fuel hose will require repair, which will take approximately one hour to complete at no cost to the customer, Toyota said.

For further information call 1800 643 242 or visit Toyota's website.