Struggling to keep its reputation for quality from being tarnished further, Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday issued a recall of 223,068 of its hybrid cars in Japan, including the latest Prius model, to fix a brake system problem.
The four models under recall are the new Prius, the luxury Lexus HS250h, the Sai compact sedan and the plug-in Prius hybrid, which all employ a similar brake system.
"We will do everything in our power to regain the confidence of our customers," Toyota President Akio Toyoda said in English at a news conference in Tokyo. "We have decided to recall, as we regard safety for our customers as our foremost priority."