Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor Corp. plans to recall almost 4,000 of its Lexus luxury vehicles in line with the company's global program of fixing a problem with faulty valve springs, Toyota Motor Corp. said on Monday.
The company said last week that it was planning to recall 270,000 vehicles due to faulty valve springs in some V8 and V6 engines. Due to slight variations during the manufacturing process, some foreign material may have damaged the valve springs resulting in potential breakage.
"Approximately 4,000 vehicles are potentially affected in Russia, including the GS450h, GS460, LS460, LS460l, LS600hl, which were on the whole produced in 2006-2008," Toyota's Russian subsidiary told RIA Novosti.
There is a remote possibility that an abnormal engine noise or idling may occur. In extremely rare instances, the engine may stop while the vehicle is in operation.
Toyota said it was moving quickly to resolve the situation and was currently waiting for replacement parts. "We are planning to launch a service program within the next several days," the company said.
The overall number of claims received by Toyota throughout the world amounts to 220, despite the fact that there were no accidents, while 44 drivers said their engines stalled while they were driving.
The overall number of Toyota's recalled has reached nine million since 2009. Toyota also stopped selling its Lexus vehicles in the United States two weeks ago due to fuel leaks.
