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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda (L) bows to transport minister Seiji Maehara (R) at the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2010. Toyota announced the same day a global recall of about 400,000 of four of its hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda (L) bows to transport minister Seiji Maehara (R) at the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2010. Maehara said after the meeting with Toyoda that the automaker had failed to see things from the customer's viewpoint and act promptly. Toyota announced the same day a global recall of about 400,000 of four of its hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda announces a global recall of about 400,000 of four of the automaker's hybrid models including its best-selling Prius due to brake problems at a news conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda is seen during a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He offered apologies as he announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda is seen during a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He offered apologies as he announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda speaks at a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He offered apologies as he announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda is seen during a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He offered apologies as he announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda walks away after speaking at a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He offered apologies as he announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda bows in apology during a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 9, 2010 shows Toyota Motor Co.'s Prius units waiting for shipment at a quay in Tahara, Aichi Prefecture. Toyota announced the same day a global recall of about 400,000 of four of the automaker's hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda bows in apology during a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota files for recall in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp.'s managing officer Hiroyuki Yokoyama (R), bows after submitting a formal recall notice to Ryuji Masuno (L), director-general of the Road Transport Bureau of the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry, at the ministry in Tokyo, on Feb. 9, 2010. Toyota recalled more than 223,000 vehicles in four hybrid models in Japan to repair brake problems.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 9, 2010 shows Toyota Motor Co.'s Prius units waiting for shipment at a quay in Tahara, Aichi Prefecture. Toyota announced the same day a global recall of about 400,000 of four of the automaker's hybrid models including its best-selling Prius. (Kyodo)

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda (L) bows to transport minister Seiji Maehara (R) at the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2010. Toyota announced the same day a global recall of about 400,000 of four of its hybrid models including its best-selling Prius. (Kyodo)

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda is seen during a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He offered apologies as he announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius. (Kyodo)

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda announces a global recall of about 400,000 of four of the automaker's hybrid models including its best-selling Prius due to brake problems at a news conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda is seen during a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He offered apologies as he announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius. (Kyodo)

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda (L) bows to transport minister Seiji Maehara (R) at the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2010. Maehara said after the meeting with Toyoda that the automaker had failed to see things from the customer's viewpoint and act promptly. Toyota announced the same day a global recall of about 400,000 of four of its hybrid models including its best-selling Prius. (Kyodo)

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda walks away after speaking at a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He offered apologies as he announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius. (Kyodo)

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda is seen during a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He offered apologies as he announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius. (Kyodo)

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda speaks at a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He offered apologies as he announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius. (Kyodo)

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda bows in apology during a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius. (Kyodo)

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda bows in apology during a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius. (Kyodo)

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Toyota files for recall in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp.'s managing officer Hiroyuki Yokoyama (R), bows after submitting a formal recall notice to Ryuji Masuno (L), director-general of the Road Transport Bureau of the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry, at the ministry in Tokyo, on Feb. 9, 2010. Toyota recalled more than 223,000 vehicles in four hybrid models in Japan to repair brake problems. (Kyodo)