Australia - 2019 hybrid SUV on stop while manufacturer investigates braking problem

[Southern Softy]

Just found this report from an Australian website which might explain the longer delivery times that seem to becoming the norm at present. This may or may not impact the U.K. so please treat with caution.

New hybrid SUV on stop while manufacturer investigates braking problem

Toyota has temporarily withdrawn the RAV4 Hybrid from sale, following the discovery of a braking defect in the vehicle.

The recently released mid-size hybrid SUV has attracted strong sales since its launch and customers are already facing ballooning delivery times.

According to sources close to Toyota, the ‘sales stop’ was issued last Friday and has remained in place since. It’s believed that the defect has only been detected in the hybrid variants of the new Toyota RAV4 (not the conventional petrol models), leading to the conclusion that the defect is related to the hybrid’s regenerative energy-recovery system.

Toyota Australia has not issued a recall notice and has not revealed the precise nature of the problem. Nor has the company advised how many vehicles are affected or when the sales stop is likely to be lifted.

When contacted by carsales a Toyota spokesperson confirmed the RAV4 Hybrid was affected stating: “Toyota Australia has put a selected number of vehicles on a temporary sales stop, as a precautionary measure, to ensure consistency of manufacturing amongst those vehicles. A pre-delivery inspection will be conducted prior to sale to avoid any inconvenience to customers.”

[FROSTYBALLS]

May not be. An extract from Devon Aygo's post of the 17th June - 

" ..... all order banks for UK Rav4 are now full for the rest of the year. If you place an order now for a model that has not already been speculatively ordered then build slots are now being allocated to Q1 2020.

Toyota have also pointed out that at current demand the NCO ( non covered order, the speculative orders ) will be all allocated before the end of July. Supply is so tight dealers have been told not to sell their Demo's as they cannot have replacements ( allocated by Toyota ) until December."