Toyota recalls 246,000 vehicles<\/p>\n
Associated Press, Tokyo<\/p>\n
Top Japanese automaker Toyota Motor said on Tuesday it will
\nrecall 246,592 vehicles in Japan, including Crown sedan and Hiace
\nvan models, produced between 1998 and 2005, due to possible
\ncorrosion of parts in the engine.<\/p>\n
Toyota Motor Corp. spokesman Hideki Fujii said the company is
\nconsidering whether to recall about 1.05 million vehicles of the
\nsame models exported to overseas markets, including Australia,
\nThailand, Indonesia, India and European countries.<\/p>\n
None of the models involved were exported to the United States
\nand Canada, Fujii said.<\/p>\n
The surface of a bolt in the engine will erode due to the
\nremaining cleansing liquid, breaking the bolt and causing the
\nvehicle to halt, according to Toyota's Web site.<\/p>\n
Fujii said the company is now looking into safety standards of
\nimporting countries of the Toyota models affected because of
\ndifferent recall systems by country.<\/p>\n
Toyota, Japan's largest automaker and the world's second
\nbiggest after General Motors Corp. of the United States, reported
\n169 complaints from Japanese users, including their vehicles
\nstopping, unusual noise and vibration, but there were no reports
\nof accidents related to the defect, according to Transport
\nMinistry spokesman Naoto Takano.<\/p>\n
Fujii said the company did not disclose repair estimates.<\/p>\n
Last month, Toyota announced its largest recall ever, totaling
\n1.27 million vehicles from 17 car models, to repair an electrical
\ndefect that could cause the headlights to fail.<\/p>\n
Models in the recall included Toyota's popular Crown, Mark II
\nChaser Cresta, Hilux van models and Dyna truck models.<\/p>",
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