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The automaker on
Wednesday said it was recalling 2.87 million cars over a
possible fault in emissions control units. That followed an
announcement late on Tuesday that 1.43 million cars needed
repairs over a separate issue involving air bag inflators.
Some of the automaker's gasoline-electric hybrid Prius models
contain both of the potential defects, taking the total number
of vehicles affected by the recalls to 3.37 million.
No injuries have been linked to either issue.
Toyota on Wednesday said evaporative fuel emissions control
units in models produced from 2006 to 2015 including the Prius,
Auris compact hatchback and its popular Corolla models were
prone to cracks, which could expand over time and lead to fuel
leaks.
Late on Tuesday it recalled Prius models and Lexus CT200h cars
made from 2010 to 2012 over air bag inflators that could have a
small crack in a weld, which could lead to the separation of the
inflator chambers.
The inflator, which was not supplied by troubled maker Takata
Corp <7312.T>, could partially inflate and enter the vehicle
interior, increasing the risk of injury, Toyota said.
(Reporting by Naomi Tajitsu in TOKYO and David Shepardson in
WASHINGTON; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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