Toyota Australia has walked back one part of its LandCruiser 70 Series update announcement: trailer sway control won't feature among the changes coming to the range in the fourth quarter of 2016.
The correction follows a media release issued on 27 June 2016, which listed trailer sway control as part of an extensive package of updates for the 70 Series. Toyota Australia has since confirmed the feature was included in error.
At a Glance
- Toyota Australia issued a formal correction on 29 June 2016, two days after its original 70 Series update announcement.
- Trailer sway control, previously listed as an update, won't be included in the revised 70 Series lineup.
- The correction doesn't affect the targeted five-star ANCAP safety rating for the single cab-chassis variant.
- Vehicle stability control and traction control stay confirmed as standard fitment across the entire 70 Series range.
- All other details from the original 27 June 2016 media release remain unchanged.
Toyota Australia says dropping trailer sway control has no bearing on the single cab-chassis variant's five-star ANCAP safety rating. That rating is still the stated target for the updated model.
Vehicle stability control and traction control are both confirmed as standard fitment across the full 70 Series range as part of the coming updates. Every other spec and detail in the original release stands as published.
The fourth-quarter 2016 timing for the updated 70 Series holds. The rest of the change package is untouched by the correction.
So if you're buying an updated 70 Series or already own one, you won't get trailer sway control as a factory fitment.
