Toyota to call-back 1,00,00 units of Corolla in Brazil

Toyota, Japan based leading car maker, is recalling 100,000 units of its popular Toyota Corolla cars sold in Brazil due to acceleration problems, said a  consumer protection group after meeting with the company officials. The news of recall followed an order of Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, in which it banned the sales of this best-selling car, saying the vehicles presented a safety threat.

Company would review the condition of the vehicles' floor mats, which authorities and manufacturers have pinpointed as the source of several accelerator problems that led to accidents, according to Sao Paulo-based consumer protection agency Procon, Toyota said after a meeting with consumer advocacy bodies yesterday.

The recall is aimed at safeguarding the health and safety of Brazilian consumers, and Toyota will inform consumers about the recall in coming days, said Procon in a statement. According to an estimate of Procon around 100,000 vehicles are involved in the recall.

The Brazilian state of Minas Gerais stated that nine Toyota Corolla cars in the state had shown accelerator problems that the Toyota said were caused by badly-installed driver-side floor mats. Meanwhile, the company agreed to pay a fine of 16.4 million dollars in the United States on Monday for hiding for at least four months accelerator pedal defects blamed in more than 50 US deaths.

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