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Not a coincidence, it's a positive correlation. There is a company that manufactures parts and supplies all three auto manufacturers with those parts. That company is Denso.
Toyota designed the Vibe, and also shared a facility in Cali with GM. The net could then be widely cast, and Toyota issued recalls to cover their behind. BMW also is supplied by Denso, so they followed suit.
Denso is responsible for manufacturing sub standard parts since 2000ish, which is in alignment with their affiliation with GM.
Denso was once a great company, but I wouldn't buy OEM Denso replacement parts for my 91 LandCruiser or 2000 Camry because they are no longer a manufacturer of quality parts. The downhill slope all started around 2000. Take a look at a/c compressor failures over the past 15 years, #1 world wide, GM Trucks/SUV's, all manufactured by Denso. The problem, two retaining pins on the valve plates. Why did they not pin them like they always had before? My guess is they were inundated by the request from GM and quality went out the window.
3 car manufacturers use a common supplier, the parts suck, they all issue recalls. That's not a coincidence, it's a positive correlation.
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