Toyota announces recall of 4,00,000 vehicles worldwide

Toyota Motor Corp. announced another recall Tuesday, involving about 400,000 vehicles worldwide -- most of them Prius hybrids -- due to potential safety issues related to their braking systems.

The voluntary recall in the United States includes about 133,000 Prius vehicles from the 2010 model year and 14,500 Lexus 2010 HS250h vehicles to update software in the vehicles' anti-lock brake system, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. said in a press release Tuesday afternoon.

Only Prius vehicles produced since May 2009 and all HS 250h vehicles are subject to the U.S. recall. The Lexus model has a similar ABS system to the 2010 Prius, but first- and second-generation Prius vehicles use a different ABS system.

The world's largest car maker by sales volume said it will also conduct a voluntary safety recall on about 7,300 early-production, 2010 model-year Camry vehicles in the United States.

These Camrys, which are equipped with the 4-cylinder engine, will be recalled to inspect for a power steering hose that may be in contact with a front brake tube. Contact could lead to a hole in the brake tube and cause a brake fluid leak and require greater stopping distance, Toyota said.