Toyota Motor said Tuesday it is recalling nearly 1 million vehicles worldwide, including nearly two-thirds of the Prius gas-electric hybrid cars it has sold in the United States, to replace faulty parts that could cause drivers to lose control of the steering wheel.
The recall affects about 986,000 vehicles across 10 models, including its popular Prius gas-electric hybrid car. More than half of the affected vehicles are in Japan, company officials said.
Several parts could distort or crack under strong pressure, causing drivers to lose control of the steering wheel, the Japanese automaker said in a statement.
In the United States, Toyota is recalling about 170,000 Prius models because the steering shaft assembly could become loose or crack under certain conditions.
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