Toyota to file for recall of luxury Lexus models Monday

Toyota to file for recall of luxury Lexus models Monday

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. will file on July 5 for a recall of eight models, including luxury Lexus cars, due to an engine defect that could cause the vehicles to stop while in motion, affecting about 90,000 units in Japan, company officials said on July 2, 2010. The recall will cover the top-of-the-line LS460 sedan (file photo) and other Lexus models -- the LS600h, LS600hL, GS350, GS450h, GS460 and IS350 -- as well as the Toyota Crown.

Toyota Lexus recall

Toyota Lexus recall

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows an LS600h, one of Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus luxury brand models. The Japanese automaker has decided to recall four of its Lexus models due to trouble with their steering wheels, sources close to the matter said on May 19, 2010.

Lexus hybrid flagship sedans launched in Japan ahead of overseas

Lexus hybrid flagship sedans launched in Japan ahead of overseas

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe sits in the LS600h, the company's Lexus premium brand car, during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on May 17. The LS600h and LS600hL, in either standard or long wheelbases, feature the world's first hybrid system, combining a newly developed 5-liter V-8 engine and a high output motor with a full-time all-wheel-drive system.

Lexus hybrid flagship sedans launched in Japan ahead of overseas

Lexus hybrid flagship sedans launched in Japan ahead of overseas

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe poses with the LS600h, the company's Lexus premium brand car, during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on May 17. The LS600h and LS600hL, in either standard or long wheelbases, feature the world's first hybrid system, combining a newly developed 5-liter V-8 engine and a high output motor with a full-time all-wheel-drive system.

Lexus hybrid flagship sedans launched in Japan ahead of overseas

Lexus hybrid flagship sedans launched in Japan ahead of overseas

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe sits in the LS600h, the company's Lexus premium brand car, during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on May 17. The LS600h and LS600hL, in either standard or long wheelbases, feature the world's first hybrid system, combining a newly developed 5-liter V-8 engine and a high output motor with a full-time all-wheel-drive system. (Kyodo)

Lexus hybrid flagship sedans launched in Japan ahead of overseas

Lexus hybrid flagship sedans launched in Japan ahead of overseas

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe poses with the LS600h, the company's Lexus premium brand car, during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on May 17. The LS600h and LS600hL, in either standard or long wheelbases, feature the world's first hybrid system, combining a newly developed 5-liter V-8 engine and a high output motor with a full-time all-wheel-drive system. (Kyodo)

Toyota to file for recall of luxury Lexus models Monday

Toyota to file for recall of luxury Lexus models Monday

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. will file on July 5 for a recall of eight models, including luxury Lexus cars, due to an engine defect that could cause the vehicles to stop while in motion, affecting about 90,000 units in Japan, company officials said on July 2, 2010. The recall will cover the top-of-the-line LS460 sedan (file photo) and other Lexus models -- the LS600h, LS600hL, GS350, GS450h, GS460 and IS350 -- as well as the Toyota Crown. (Kyodo)

Toyota Lexus recall

Toyota Lexus recall

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows an LS600h, one of Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus luxury brand models. The Japanese automaker has decided to recall four of its Lexus models due to trouble with their steering wheels, sources close to the matter said on May 19, 2010. (Kyodo)