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BBC News | The company, already dealing with the recall of 8 million vehicles, filed papers at Japan's transport ministry about the Prius's sold since 2009 May. The company has already recalled millions of vehicles this year because of accelerator and floor mat ...
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The recall, to start Feb. 10, is to cover 223,068 hybrids in Japan, affecting Prius, Sai, Lexus HS250h and Prius Plug-In Hybrid models. Nearly 200,000 of the cars in the recall are Prius models. In the U.S., the company will recall 133,000 2010 model year Prius cars as well as 14,500 Lexus Division 2010 250h vehicles, Toyota said.
The recall will update software in the vehicles' anti-lock brake system.
Toyota's president Akio Toyoda set out plans to address the Prius issue Tuesday in his first public appearance in the Japanese capital since a wave of technical problems engulfed Toyota.
Mr. Toyoda, a member of the auto maker's founding family, has faced criticism overseas— particularly in the U.S.—over what some see as a slow response to the company's recent troubles.... Open »
Earlier Tuesday, Mr. Toyoda pledged the company will be more vigilant in responding to safety regulators and will open a quality center in the U.S. to prevent a repeat of the defects that caused the company to recall millions of vehicles and halt sales of eight models in the U.S.
In an op-ed piece to appear in the Washington Post, Mr. Toyoda, the grandson of the company's founder, said he has spoken to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and given his "personal assurance that the lines of communications with safety agencies and regulators will be kept open."
Toyota "will be more vigilant in responding to those officials on all matters," Mr. Toyoda wrote.
Some of Toyota's peers are also bracing for a rough ride. Honda Motor Co.... Open »
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