Japanese
car giant Toyota Motor said Thursday it was recalling some 370,000 vehicles
worldwide over glitches that could cause them to stop mid-journey.
The
world’s biggest automaker said about 170,000 units were being recalled because
bolts pinning a valve control system inside the engine could become loose.
In
the worst case scenario, the glitch could stop the engine, it added.
The
recall affects Crown, Mark X, and various Lexus models built in Japan between
July 2005 and July 2011, a spokeswoman said.
The
firm issued a separate recall in connection with a problem with the power
converter in about 200,000 hybrid vehicles.
The
recall covers the Toyota Harrier Hybrid, also sold as Lexus RX, and Kluger
Hybrid, which is also called the Highlander in foreign markets.
The
automaker has received no reports of accidents resulting from either
issue.(AFP)
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