Toyota Motor Co. is recalling 900,000 vehicles worldwide over electrical problems that could prevent airbags from deploying in a crash, the latest in a series of major safety-related actions for the carmaker.
About 803,000 of the vehicles covered by the latest recall — a mix of sedans and crossovers — were sold in the United States, according to Toyota. Within the past month, Toyota has recalled nearly 1.5 million other vehicles over a mix of additional problems.
The announcement comes just days after the maker won a critical victory in a California court in connection with the unintended acceleration scandal that led to the recall of more than 10 million Toyota vehicles and has so far led to the payback of several billion dollars in settlements and jury verdicts.
According to Toyota the latest recall was caused by a potential short circuit that could cause airbag warning lights to turn on and, in some cases to disable the airbags themselves so that they might not deploy in an accident. In some instances, however, the airbags could also deploy inadvertently, msnbc informs.
