Toyota recalls all its Lexus GX 460 in the U.S.
Posted by adminToyota Recalls endless. It will now add to the list the Lexus GX 460. Having announced Thursday the suspension of sales in the world of this luxury car, the Japanese automaker said in a statement, he will remember 9400 Lexus GX 460. A figure well above the 6,000 vehicles announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Toyota wants and "update program" in the system Dynamic Stability Control (VSC) of vehicles. "Our engineers have conducted tests to confirm the problems associated with VSC, raised by Consumer Reports (the magazine that criticized the reliability of the Lexus GX 460 in the turns, Ed).We are confident that this update will resolve this matter, "said Steve St.Angelo, responsible for the quality of Toyota in the U.S..
Toyota said that all Lexus dealers will have the VSC software by the end of April.
The announcement comes as Toyota has agreed to release another record fine of $ 16.4 million imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the "policeman of the Exchange» U.S. for its slow to reveal the existence of technical defects.
To date, Toyota has recalled more than 9 million cars worldwide because of brake problems or accelerator, including 6 million in the United States.
At the New York Stock Exchange, Toyota lost 0.39% to 79.06 dollars in a market up 0.68% at 11,094 points.
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