Toyota Issues Second Prius Recall in a Month on Crash Risk
- More than 2 million cars to be called back on software issue
- One of largest recalls for Toyota unrelated to Takata airbags
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Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling more than 2 million of its iconic Prius hybrids globally on the risk that a software malfunction could end in a crash.
Of a total of about 2.43 million vehicles affected, 94 percent are the Prius and its derivatives, with the hybrid version of the Auris compact hatchback making up the remainder, Toyota spokesman Jean-Yves Jault said by email Friday. About 1.25 million of the cars are in Japan and 830,000 in North America, he said. Vehicles in Europe, China and other regions are also affected.