Hertz car hire has announced they will not be hiring out any models from a batch of Toyota recalled cars.
The Hertz Corporation is a worldwide car rental firm which has more than eight thousand car rental offices in over 140 locations across the globe.
Mark P. Frissora, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said: "Hertz is taking action because we want to ensure there is no doubt about the safety of our customers. The condition of the cars we rent is of paramount importance to us. He added: "Recalling these cars in not expected to disrupt operations significantly."
The company is working closely with the Japanese manufacturer Toyota to make sure that the recall is affected properly. The process is only temporary and there are plenty of models of Toyota cars which are not included in the recall. Hertz is one of the largest airport car hire brands in the United States and has offices at 42 major airports in Europe including car hire
Gatwick Airport.
So far 275 crashes have been linked to the Toyota cars in question and around 1.1 million cars have been recalled. The problem is to do with the gas pedal which has been found to cause unintended acceleration. Since 1999 this fault is thought to have caused the deaths of 18 people. However Toyota has insisted that the fault is infrequent and rare enough to be treated on a case-by-case basis. The pedals are made by CTS Corp. of Elkhart, Ind, and the company is now working with Toyota to design a new accelerator.
Ron Lietzke, the spokesman for Honda of America Manufacturing said Honda relies on CTS for parts, but not for the same parts that Toyota buys. Lietzkehe said: "Honda has not experienced the same problems the Toyota models have."
The latest Toyota models to be recalled include the ’09-10 Corolla, the 2008-10 Highlander, the 09-10 Venza, the 09-10 Pontiac Vibe ,which is also made by Toyota, and the ’09-10 Matrix. While local branches of Toyota dealerships have been hard hit by the recall, car hire companies have found it easier to deal with the transition, especially ones with large fleets like Any Airport car hire. Nevertheless the car manufacturer General Motors is offering one thousand USD to Toyota owners towards a down payment on a GM vehicle and up to one thousand USD to help to pay off the current leases early.
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