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Toyota Motor Corp. is reportedly recalling 369,000 vehicles worldwide owing to hybrid-system problems and engine bolt defects.
Of the total number of vehicles recalled, Toyota spokeswoman Shino Yamada said that no accidents were related to either recall.
The first recall is over an inverter in the hybrid system for the Lexus RX400 and the Highlander models overseas and the Harrier and Kluger hybrids in Japan totaling to 141, 000 recalled in the US and 15,000 in Japan.
Toyota said that the defect may cause an alarm to go off and the hybrid may stop running, Japan Times reports.
The second involves the Lexus GS350, IS350, Crown and Mark X models, including 106, 000 vehicles in North America and 59,000 vehicles in Japan in which the bolts may loosen, causing the engine to quit.
According to the report, Toyota started global recalls five years ago as almost every model in its lineup was faced with quality defects totaling to more than 10 million vehicles.
The recalls for the hybrid-system problems total to 200, 000 vehicles while recalls for engine bolt defect account for 169,000 vehicles.
