World’s top auto company recalls over 3mn faulty vehicles

Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor Corporation has recalled more than three million vehicles globally due to a couple of defective parts.

Toyota said Wednesday that 3.37 million cars have been recalled over defects involving airbags and emissions control units.

This is the latest in a string of recalls hitting the Japanese auto industry.

The most affected cars include Toyota Prius hybrid and luxury Lexus, with the vehicles mostly sold in Japan, North America and Europe.

Nearly half of the cars, made between 2008 and 2012, are said to have faulty passenger and driver airbags. The problem could see the safety device partially deploy and create the risk of injury, Toyota said.

The other defect is tied to problems with a fuel emission control unit that could lead to cracks developing in the unit, the Japanese company added.

"As a result of this condition, the cracks could expand over time and, eventually, fuel may leak from these cracks when the vehicle has a full tank of gas," it said.

No injuries have been reported in relation to the defects as of yet.

Back in February, Toyota had recalled some 2.9mn cars due to the possibility that their rear seatbelt could come apart in a crash and cause injuries.

The recall included 1.3 million vehicles in North America, as well as 625,000 vehicles in Europe, 434,000 vehicles in China, 177,000 in Japan and 307,000 in other regions.

Toyota’s biggest recall occurred in 2009 and 2010 when it told clients to return as much as nine million vehicles over a suspected accelerator failure.

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