Honda Motor Co Ltd said on Tuesday it would expand a recall by nearly 379,000 vehicles in the United States to replace an airbag deflator that could rupture and send shards toward the driver during an accident.
Japanese automaker Honda said Tuesday it was expanding a previously-announced recall over unsafe airbags in some 2001 and 2002 model-year cars to include an additional 420,443 vehicles in the United States and Canada.
The decision by Toyota to recall thousands of its 2010 Prius models due to a problem with the braking system seriously threatens the reputation of the world's best-selling hybrid car.
Toyota in Europe is no where near the hot-selling carmaker it is in the United States. But the troubled auto maker's miseries have hit home there with the recall of the Prius, which has become something of an icon in environment-conscious Europe.
Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) will recall 7,314 model-year 2010 Camry sedans in the United States due to the risk that a potential defect in steering may make it harder for drivers to stop the vehicle.
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