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Toyota Recalls Prius in Japan for Braking Problems

Feb 8th 2010 – 10:23PM

TOKYO (Feb. 9) -- Toyota said Tuesday it is recalling 170,000 Prius hybrid cars in Japan for braking problems and will soon disclose details of its global plans for a fix. The automaker will hold a news conference at its Tokyo office Tuesday to outline details of the braking problem, including plans for a possible recall...

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  • 04/16/12 Toyota Recalls Prius Hybrids Source: Zacks Equity Research Analyst Blog Toyota Motor Corp. ( TM ) extended its safety recall saga by announcing a "service campaign" to fix a problem with the control mechanism in the exhaust system of its famous Prius hybrid cars.
  • 06/02/11 Toyota issues Prius recall Source: The Denver Post - Denver CO Toyota recalled 106,000 first-generation Prius hybrid cars globally Wednesday for faulty steering caused by a nut that may come loose.
  • 11/30/10 Toyota Prius recalled for water-pump fix: Source: AutoWeek Toyota is recalling about 650,000 units of the Prius hybrid for a problem with the coolant pump that could cause the engine to overheat.
  • 10/27/10 Japanese Institute Issues Proposal on Automotive Safety Source: NE Asia The Information Systems Society of Japan (ISSJ) publicized a proposal on automotive safety and especially the safety improvement of systems using embedded software for electronic control units (ECUs).

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