Toyota Recalls Increase on Brake Flaw Shared by Honda
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Toyota Motor Corp.’s recall of 1.53 million autos worldwide for a flaw linked to brake-fluid leaks boosts the company’s tally of U.S. vehicles requiring repairs to more than 5 million this year. Honda Motor Co. plans to fix almost a half-million vehicles for the same defect.
Toyota said yesterday it will repair about 740,000 vehicles in the U.S. and 599,000 in Japan with rubber seals at risk of allowing leaks. U.S. models affected include certain Avalon sedans, Highlander sport-utility vehicles and Lexus GS 300, IS 250 and IS 350 luxury cars for model years 2004 through 2006. The Toyota City, Japan-based company has announced recalls covering 5.4 million U.S. autos this year.