UAE asks Toyota to recall 3,120 vehicles: Report

Dealers have time till April to complete the recall,he told The National,a local newspaper.

“We told them that you have to call one by one all the people that you have sold to and try to co-ordinate with them,in a timely way,to bring in the cars and do the modification,and give them back,” Badri said.

Toyota Motor recently announced plans to recall millions of its vehicles worldwide after reports of cars suddenly speeding up without the drivers pressing the accelerator.

The problem has been linked to at least 19 deaths in the past decade.

Although the problem occurs mainly in cold climates,Badri said the recall was necessary in the UAE because in some areas temperatures could drop below freezing point.

“We don’t want just to issue the recall,we want to make sure that the problems will not happen to make sure these problems are not occurring,and not to wait after the problems occurred,” he added.