Topic: Tokyo

Honda recalls 304,035 cars globally due to faulty air bag

TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co said on Friday that it is recalling 304,035 cars globally after finding the models were equipped with air bags that could burst due to faulty inflators.(Reporting by Mayumi Negishi; Editing by Joseph Radford)124092488&bid=informcom" /> Copyright 2011  ...

U.S. agency steps up probe into Corolla stalling

DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators have stepped up an investigation into the risk that up to 1.2 million Toyota Motor Corp Corolla and Matrix vehicles could stall due to defective electronic engine control units.Regulators began an engineering analysis on August ...

Toyota blames driver error for some unwanted speeding

TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday its investigation of nearly 2,000 cases of unintended acceleration had found no problem with its electronic throttle system, and that driver error was to blame in some cases.The world's top automaker made the ...

Toyota mulling another recall

DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp by Thursday morning had not yet alerted U.S. safety regulators of a recall of one Toyota and seven Lexus models for possible engine stalling while driving, a federal safety official said.Toyota officials in Tokyo earlier on ...

Toyota considering another recall

DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp by Thursday morning had not yet alerted U.S. safety regulators of a recall of Toyota and Lexus models for possible engine stalling while driving, a NHTSA official said.Toyota officials in Tokyo earlier on Thursday said the ...