Shanghai, July 5 (Gasgoo.com) Toyota Motor will recall 5,791 imported Lexus vehicles in China starting July 19 to fix the engine's valve spring defect, Xinhua News reported today, citing the country's quality regulator.
The vehicles involved are the imported Lexus LS460, Lexus LS460L and Lexus LS600hL models produced between 2006 and 2008, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said in a statement on its website today.
The recall is part of the Japanese auto maker's global recall of 270,000 luxury vehicles to repair engine's valve spring problems that may lead to engine malfunction and could cause the car to stall while the vehicle is running.
The carmaker would solve the problem of the by replacing the defective valve springs with reinforced springs for the clients, said Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd., which will also offer more related information.
Toyota has already announced its recall of Lexus vehicles in Japan, the U.S. and China. There were about 180,000 such vehicles in markets outside Japan, including some 130,000 in the U.S. and nearly 5,800 in China.
It is the latest recall troubling the Japanese automaker, which has already recalled more than 8 million vehicles globally for problems involving accelerator pedals, floor mats and brakes since last autumn.
