New Toyota Recalls: Toyota Prius & Lexus HS 250h

Seems like the Toyota news doesn’t want to stop either. (Bad, I know.)

Toyota announced another vehicle recall – a voluntary safety recall – for the 2010 Toyota Prius and the Lexus HS 250h models. This voluntary brake recall is an update on the anti-lock brake system software. So far, 133,000 Prius vehicles and 14,550 HS 250h vehicles have been recalled in the US. Worldwide, more than 400,000 Prius models and other hybrids throughout Japan, the U.S. and Europe have been recalled.

Another voluntary Toyota safety recall was also released for the 2010 four-cylinder Toyota Camry. The safety announcement trifecta was reached when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said they were investigating the possibility of safety issues surrounding the power steering mechanisms in 2009 and 2010 Toyota Corollas. This problem involves the potential contact between a power steering hose and a front brake tube. “This contact could lead to a hole in the brake tube and cause a brake fluid leak, increased brake pedal stroke and greater vehicle stopping distance,” executives noted.

Recall notifications, for Toyota Camry owners, should begin to arrive by the middle of the month. Important note: The only Prius models effected in this recall were made after May 2009.

“We’re committed to doing everything we can — as fast as we can — to restore consumer trust in Toyota, and these recalls are part of this effort,” explained Jim Lentz, president and chief operating officer for Toyota Motor Sales. “We regret the inconvenience this recall will cause to Prius and HS 250h owners, and will do our best with the support of our dealers to make sure that it is conducted in the most trouble-free manner possible.”

Lentz added: “As part of the quality improvement program announced by Toyota president Akio Toyoda last week, our company is undertaking a top to bottom review to ensure that our vehicles meet our own high standards of safety and reliability, now and for the future.

“We are taking steps to implement more stringent quality control across the company, to investigate customer complaints more aggressively and to respond more quickly to any safety issues we identify,” he continued.

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