Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp has recalled 3.37 million cars worldwide over possible defects involving airbags and emissions control units.
The automaker yesterday said it was recalling 2.87 million cars over a possible fault in emissions control units.
That followed an announcement on Tuesday that 1.43 million cars needed repairs over a separate issue involving airbag inflators.
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Some of the automaker’s gasoline-electric hybrid Prius models contain both of the potential defects, taking the total number of vehicles affected by the recalls to 3.37 million.
No injuries have been linked to either issue.
Toyota yesterday said evaporative fuel emissions control units in models produced from 2006 to last year, including the Prius, Auris compact hatchback and its popular Corolla models were prone to cracks, which could expand over time and lead to fuel leaks.
Late on Tuesday it recalled Prius models and Lexus CT200h cars made from 2010 to 2012 over airbag inflators that could have a small crack in a weld, which could lead to the separation of the inflator chambers.
The inflator, which was not supplied by troubled airbag maker Takata Corp, could partially inflate and enter the vehicle interior, increasing the risk of injury, Toyota said.
In Taiwan, about 1,413 Prius models and 3,586 Lexus CT200h cars are affected over a fuel tank defect, the Central News Agency reported, citing Hotai Motor Co (和泰汽車), which distributes Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the nation.
Additional reporting by staff writer
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