Toyota Motor Sales is conducting a massive voluntary recall of some 1.53 million Lexus and Toyota vehicles. The recalls, mostly in the U.S. and Japan, are because of brake fluid and fuel pump
problems.
The company is recalling 740,000 Avalon, Highlander and Lexus RX330, and Lexus GS300, IS250, and IS350 vehicles sold in the United States in recent years to address the possibility
that "A small amount of the brake fluid could slowly leak from the brake master cylinder, resulting in illumination of the brake warning lamp," per a company statement.
The company is
recalling nearly 600,000 such vehicles in Japan. Owners of the involved vehicles will be notified by first class mail beginning in early November 2010. Toyota and Lexus dealers will
replace the brake master cylinder cup with a newly designed one at no charge to the vehicle owners.