Toyota to recall 1,100 Corolla Altis in India over faulty drive shaft

Japanese car maker Toyota is recalling 1,100 units of Corolla Altis in India due to a faulty drive shaft, its third recall in the country over the last one year.

The recall will cover the diesel variant of the sedan cars manufactured between 3 August 2012 and 14 February 2013.

''A potential aberration on the left or right side of the drive shaft has been observed in a few cases. We have decided to proactively inspect and repair/replace the drive shafts,'' the company's Indian arm, Toyota Kirloskar Motor said in a statement.

The problem will be rectified by the nearest Toyota dealer in two hours free of cost to customers.

The latest recall comes after the beleaguered car maker in April recalled a select lot of its sedan Corolla in India as part of its global recall of 17.3 lakh vehicles to rectify defective airbags.

In 2011, Toyota had recalled 41,000 units of its sedan Etios and small car Liva to replace a faulty inlet pipe to the fuel tank.

In April Toyota reclaimed the top slot from GM as the highest selling car maker worldwide(See: Toyota pips GM again as world's top-selling car maker).

The two car makers have been engages in a neck and neck race for top, ever since the Japanes firm broke its American rival's eight-decade supremacy as the world's largest auto maker.
Toyaota first overtook GM in quarterly sales in 2008 (See: Toyota overtakes GM in Q1 2008 auto sales).