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05-31-2006, 08:52 AM
Toyota recalls 1 million cars worldwide
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/05/30/toyota_recall.reut/index.html
Toyota recalls 1 million cars worldwide
Automaker says majority of vehicles affect by recall located in Japan, notes it has received no reports of accidents due to defects.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp., the world's second-largest auto maker, said Tuesday it would recall a total of about 1 million vehicles globally to replace faulty intermediate shafts and sliding yokes.
In a filing with Japan's Transport Ministry, the company said it would recall a total of 565,756 vehicles in Japan, including Wish, Isis, Prius and other cars built between September 2002 and November 2005.
A Toyota spokesman said the recall would also cover about 400,000 units outside of Japan.
In conjunction with the recall, Toyota said it is conducting a "special service campaign" in the United States for 170,000 Toyota Priuses, which the company believe to be the only Toyota vehicles that may have the steering malfunction.
The company told CNN that the difference between the "service campaign" and the recall is that they have not had any incidents with the U.S. cars that appear to have the same power steering systems as the international vehicles that have had problems.
The company said it had received no reports of accidents from the defects.
Toyota as a matter of policy does not disclose the cost of recalls.
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/05/30/toyota_recall.reut/index.html
Toyota recalls 1 million cars worldwide
Automaker says majority of vehicles affect by recall located in Japan, notes it has received no reports of accidents due to defects.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp., the world's second-largest auto maker, said Tuesday it would recall a total of about 1 million vehicles globally to replace faulty intermediate shafts and sliding yokes.
In a filing with Japan's Transport Ministry, the company said it would recall a total of 565,756 vehicles in Japan, including Wish, Isis, Prius and other cars built between September 2002 and November 2005.
A Toyota spokesman said the recall would also cover about 400,000 units outside of Japan.
In conjunction with the recall, Toyota said it is conducting a "special service campaign" in the United States for 170,000 Toyota Priuses, which the company believe to be the only Toyota vehicles that may have the steering malfunction.
The company told CNN that the difference between the "service campaign" and the recall is that they have not had any incidents with the U.S. cars that appear to have the same power steering systems as the international vehicles that have had problems.
The company said it had received no reports of accidents from the defects.
Toyota as a matter of policy does not disclose the cost of recalls.