Toyota recalls 625,000 hybrid cars globally to fix software glitch
15 Jul 2015
Toyota Motor Corp today said it would recall about 625,000 hybrid cars globally to fix a software glitch that could, in limited cases, shut down the hybrid system while the car was in motion.
The affected models are, among others, certain Prius v minivans, called Prius alpha and Prius+ produced between May 2010 and November 2014.
Around 340,000 vehicles of the total were in Japan, 160,000 in Europe, and 120,000 in North America, it said, adding crashes or injuries had not been reported due to the problem.
Toyota has been plagued by recalls over airbags in its vehicles made by Takata, and in May, the company had recalled nearly 5 million cars to replace potentially faulty airbag inflators made by the troubled firm.
The recalls however do not seem to have come in the way of the company's performance.
Toyota said in May that it expected to report a record net profit for the third year in a row in the current financial year.
