Toyota Motor Corp. has decided to recall and repair free of charge the latest model of its Prius hybrid sold in the domestic market due to complaints over brake problems, sources close to the matter said Sunday.
Subject to the recall are at least 170,000 units of the Prius car, which went on the market last May.
The automaker has begun notifying its dealers and is expected to report the plan to the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry early this week, before announcing it to the public, the sources said.
Toyota has sold more than 300,000 units of the Prius in about 60 countries. The company intends to begin recalls or voluntary repairs outside Japan as well, they added.