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Toyota's recall of millions of cars around the world - including the Prius - is unprecedented. Find out where the recalls have been and what for
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When Toyota took over from General Motors as the world largest producer of motor vehicles in 2007 it was largely thanks to a reputation for durability that had been forged over decades. Toyota's brand values have little to do with excitement or driving pleasure and everything to do with the comforting knowledge that this car will get you from A to B with a minimum of fuss and bother.

Now of course, Toyota has been forced to recall millions of cars after problems with braking, floor mats and acceleration pedals.

Product recalls happen all the time, in the auto industry and elsewhere. They are almost always embarrassing because they reveal short-comings in research and development that have failed to be ironed out before the product has reached full-scale production. When you make as many cars as Toyota do it's inevitable that any model recall is bound to be huge and Toyota's 8.54M puts it into a league of it's own.

The list - so far, thanks to Toyota and Reuters. Watch this space, and we'll update it as things change.

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