Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it will recall about 1.13 million Corolla and Matrix vehicles because of an engine defect that federal regulators said could cause cars to stall "at any speed without warning."
Toyota said in a statement it will recall the vehicles for the model years 2005 to 2008 in the United States and Canada following at least three reported accidents due to the defect.
The action adds to record recalls in the past year by Toyota, including more than 8 million vehicles worldwide for flaws tied to unintended acceleration.
"Toyota concluded that this problem would likely continue to occur, and, therefore, in order to address customer concerns, decided to conduct a voluntary safety recall of all vehicles within the affected range," Chris Santucci, Toyota Motor North America's manager of technical and regulatory affairs, wrote in a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.