It has been reported that Toyota has recalled almost 40,000 units of its Etios Sedan and Liva Hatchback cars over safety suspicions, with all units being manufactured in October. The recall has resulted because of damaged hose pipe and fuel pipe. However, it has been reported that the cars with fault are not likely to create any sort of safety harm to the users.

The Deputy Managing Director of Marketing at Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd, Sandeep Singh informed that they the company will be holding an inspection over the cars manufactured in the month of October. Mr. Singh informed, “Our dealers are contacting customers to get their cars inspected. We are in no hurry to complete this exercise and we'll inspect the cars as and when customers bring them to the showrooms”.

It has been informed that the cars in the news have helped the manufacturers in booking record sales as they were in high demand in the market soon after the introduction. This year, the car manufacturer has witnessed a surge of
89% in its local sales.

In 2010, Toyota had to recall a large number of its units from all over the world but, Indian customers were not affected by it. However after recalling its cars from Indian market, it has joined the likes of Honda Motor Co. and Suzuki Motor Corp which have recalled a large number of cars from the markets in recent times.

It has been revealed that in the month of April, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. recalled 13,157 units of diesel cars as they were reported for being defective. Similarly, Honda Siel Cars India has recalled three times during the last year.

At one side, recalls are being announced by car manufacturers while on the other end Tata Motors Ltd. is leaving no opportunity to provide utmost safety to its users.