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the total, about 2.7 million are in North America, 1.2 million
in Europe, and 600,000 in Japan, the automaker said. It said it
was not aware of any crashes caused by the glitch.
Toyota said modules in the power window master switch may have
been lubricated inconsistently during the manufacturing process.
Debris caused by wear from the electrical contact points can
accumulate and cause a short circuit. That in turn could cause
the switch assembly to overheat and melt, and potentially lead
to a fire, it said.
Among other models subject to the recall are the Matrix, RAV4,
Highlander, Tundra, Sequoia and Scion xB. The vehicles were
produced between January 2005 and December 2010, Toyota said.
Toyota also issued a separate recall in Japan of about 140,000
Crown and Crown Majesta models for a glitch that could cause the
hood to open inadvertently.
(Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by Chris Gallagher)
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