The motor-car manufacturer-japanese Toyota-announced, Wednesday, September 5, the recall of more than a million hybrid cars (twin engine gas-electricity), due to a technical problem that can be “in an extreme case,” cause a fire. A problem with the cabling could, in certain wear conditions, cause a short-circuit electronics.
In all, 1,026 million automobiles, models, Prius Hybrid, Prius plug-in Hybrid and 4 × 4 urban C-HR Hybrid manufactured between June 2015 and may 2018 are to be recalled to the garage for repairs, of which 554 000 in Japan, 217 000 in North America and 219 000 in Europe (among which a little more than 32 700 in France).