Toyota’s quality woes mounted over the weekend, with a reported decision in its home market to recall and repair the brakes on its latest model of the Prius, the hybrid that last year was the best-selling new car in Japan.
Company sources told dealers and the Japanese media that at least 170,000 of the cars in Japan would be subject to the recall, which will fix a software glitch in antilock brakes. Owners have complained that the car’s brakes sometimes fail briefly on bumpy roads. (Washington Post)
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