Report: Toyota to recall Prius hybrid in US, Japan

[Rich Parsons]

Per: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_toyota_prius


Report: Toyota to recall Prius hybrid in US, Japan

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TOKYO – A leading newspaper says Toyota Motor Corp. will recall 270,000 Prius hybrid vehicles over brake problems in the United States and Japan.
Japan's top business newspaper, Nihon Keizai, said Friday that Toyota will soon notify Japan's transport ministry and the U.S. Department of Transportation of the recall.

Takayuki Fujimoto, a transport ministry official, said the government has yet to receive a recall notice from Toyota. Toyota spokeswoman Ririko Takeuchi said the company has not yet decided whether to recall the model in the U.S. and Japan.

 

[Rich Parsons]

Per: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_japan_toyota_prius

An update:

TOKYO – Toyota will recall 270,000 Prius hybrid vehicles over brake problems in the United States and Japan, a report said Friday, while the beleaguered auto giant launched an investigation into possible problems with the brakes in two more hybrids including the luxury Lexus.

The recall would affect the new Prius hybrid model, and Toyota Motor Corp. would soon notify Japan's transport ministry and the U.S. Department of Transportation of the recall, Japan's top business newspaper, Nihon Keizai, said Friday.

Japanese public broadcaster NHK also said Toyota was considering a recall of Prius hybrids in the U.S. and Japan.