JEDDAH – Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling some 9,100 units in Saudi Arabia, part of about 885,000 cars, mostly Camry, from the model years 2012 and 2013 due to potential problems with air-conditioning condensers, the company said on Friday. Globally, the recall involves Camry, Avalon and Venza sedans, including 803,000 sedans in the US, 44,000 in Canada, 10,600 in Mexico, and the rest scattered among 15 countries. Water from the condenser can leak onto the airbag control module, which could cause the airbag to inflate and deploy at the wrong time, Toyota said. Also, power steering may be affected by a leaky condenser. Toyota said the issue has led to two “minor” injuries and no accidents. Toyota said water from the air-conditioning condenser unit housing could leak onto the airbag control module in the cars and cause a short-circuit. This can trigger the airbag warning light and in some instances, it will disable an air bag. In three cases, an air bag has unexpectedly deployed. There were two minor injuries, according to the automaker. — Reuters
