Tokyo - Toyota Recalls More Than 565,000 Cars

Defective parts could cause drivers to lose control of steering wheel

Tokyo - Toyota Motor Corp. said it is recalling more than 565,000 vehicles across nine models, including its popular Prius hybrid car, to replace faulty parts that could cause drivers to lose control of the steering wheel.
Subject to the recall are a total of 565,756 vehicles manufactured under the Wish, Isis, Prius, Corolla, Corolla Runx, Corolla Fielder, Corolla Spacio, Allex and Ractis brands between September 2002 and November 2005, according to the statement.

The number included more than 300,000 Wish cars and more than 113,000 Prius cars.