Toyota Recalling Another 1.53 Million Vehicles

Posted on 10.21.2010 23:30
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Bryan Usrey
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Lexus Toyota | industry news | safety | Cars | Car News Japanese automaker, Toyota, is at it again. After their massive recall due to unintended acceleration, the automaker is looking at another large recall effort. This time, 1.53 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles will be recalled globally. The United States market makes up around 740,000 of that total and around 600,000 will come from Japan.The models that are being recalled include the 2005-2006 Toyota Avalon and the 2004-2006 Highlander, excluding the hybrid. Lexus will be investigating the GS, IS, and RX vehicles.The recalled vehicles may have a faulty master cylinder seal in the braking system that could leak fuel. This will trigger a warning light and could reduce braking capabilities.In total, the Japanese automaker has recalled 10 million units this year. It hasn?t been an easy couple of years for Toyota and it seems the last part of 2010 won?t change that.Hit the jump to see the official press release. Toyota Recalling Another 1.53 Million Vehicles originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 21 October 2010 23:30 EST. read more

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