[kingrikk]

Production on the bZ4X line is now cancelled for the remainder of July.

In order to investigate the cause of the recall for a certain model, the production suspension of line #1 at the Motomachi Plant will be extended.

 

[rfrancis073]

Wow, it's either much more complicated to correct this issue than many thought (including myself) or they have a fix and are trying to tool up to get the fix out to existing cars first before reopening the line to build more BZ units.

Additional Adjustments to Domestic Production in July | Corporate | Global Newsroom | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website

We at Toyota would like to again apologize for the repeated adjustments to our production plans due to the parts shortage resulting from the spread of COVID-19, and for causing considerable inconvenience to our customers who have been waiting for the delivery of vehicles, suppliers, and other...

global.toyota

 

[kingrikk]

The only other thing I can think is that they think it’s something on the line causing the issue, although the US safety board report suggested it wasn’t that.

 

[n6nl]

Or it's faster/cheaper to not build any more that then need to be fixed afterwards, than it is to just suck it up. I'd rather they just got it right. I was wondering if there was any damage to some of the more difficult to swap out parts (like hubs) caused by inserting and torquing the hub bolts or driving it even the short distance to factory storage from the line.

 

[Motch6]

Another Fool on Facebook posted yesterday that they're Sales Guy just told them (Saturday) that Toyota had figured out the problem and that it was due to "Rusty Lug Nuts" .... there is too much wrong with that comment! First, RUST would seal them tight, am I right? Second, they aren't LUG NUTS, they are Lug Bolts, ha ha...

Why do these sales guys do this to people! So bad!

And if that really is the only issue... not sure how rusty bolts would cause such a problem, then it would be simple to just ship out new ones! HA...

It will be interesting to find out what the real story is, OR RATHER what Toyota wants us to hear! ha.

 

[kingrikk]

I mean isn’t this always the problem? I suspect my car is built and in the country, but the chances of getting any real detail from my dealer is basically non existent.

Certainly when I spoke to him the other week, the fact there was a production shutdown was news to him.

 

[BZ4X]

Please see the production details for all trims:

Toyota: additional adjustments to domestic production in July | Automotive World

Toyota would like to again apologize for the repeated adjustments to our production plans due to the parts shortage resulting from the spread of COVID-19

www.automotiveworld.com