Toyota

Japan’s top automaker Toyota says it has identified how to fix its 2023 model year bZ4X crossover electric vehicles after recalling 2,700 of them in June out of concern wheel bolts might become loose, risking a crash.

Toyota is recalling 2,700 of its bZ4X crossover vehicles globally for wheel bolts that could become loose, in a major setback for the Japanese automaker’s ambitions to roll out electric cars.

Toyota announced Thursday it was conducting a noncompliance safety recall of about 460,000 cars because of a software glitch that can impact the vehicle stability control system.

Toyota is recalling about 460,000 vehicles in the U.S. to fix a software problem that can inadvertently disable the electronic stability control system.

Brian and Robin McKeever, Canadian brothers who compete in cross country skiing at the Paralympic Winter Games, have a story unlike anyone else’s. After featuring in a heartfelt Toyota commercial about their journey to the Games, the McKeevers are hoping it can give more exposure to the Paralympic Games. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to showcase Paralympic sport to the...

Toyota won’t be airing any Olympic-themed advertisements on Japanese television during the Tokyo Games despite being one of the IOC’s top corporate sponsors

Japanese automaker Toyota announced Thursday it will stop contributing to Republican members of Congress who on Jan. 6 voted against certifying the 2020 election results after a PAC said it would begin running ads criticizing companies for such donations. Toyota’s decision to donate to those lawmakers after Jan. 6 “troubled some stakeholders,” and for that reason “we have decided to…

Toyota is recalling about 373,000 Venza SUVs worldwide because a wiring problem could stop the side air bags from inflating in a crash.

The U.S. government is investigating complaints of engine compartment fires in nearly 1.9 million Toyota RAV4 small SUVs.

Now that it’s clear Joe Biden soon will be president, the fight over automobile pollution and fuel efficiency standards is likely to peter out, and U.S. consumers should see a broader selection of electric and efficient vehicles

Toyota is adding 1.5 million U.S. vehicles to recalls from early this year to fix fuel pumps that can fail and cause engines to stall

When Toyota introduced two new vehicles Monday, its executives didn’t brag about them from an elaborate stage inside a convention center.

Toyota is adding 1.2 million vehicles to a major recall in the U.S. to fix possible fuel pump failures that can cause engines to stall.

Two different air bag glitches have forced Toyota and Honda to recall over 6 million vehicles worldwide, and both problems present different dangers to motorists. The Toyota recall affects about 3.4 million vehicles globally and is being done because the air bags may not inflate in a crash. The cars have air bag control computers made by ZF-TRW that are…

The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating four automakers that have a potentially deadly type of Takata air bag inflator in their vehicles but haven’t recalled them yet. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it is investigating Audi, Toyota, Honda and Mitsubishi in connection with a recent Takata recall involving 1.4 million inflators. The inflators have a distinct...

A Rhode Island woman has died following a two-vehicle collision in Massachusetts.

Police have identified the good Samaritan who was hit and killed by a vehicle overnight on Interstate 495 in Raynham, Massachusetts, while trying to help another driver whose car was disabled after hitting a deer. Luis Contreras, 37, of Taunton, was walking on the highway to offer assistance when he was hit by a 2006 Infiniti G35 driven by a...

A good Samaritan was fatally hit by a car on Interstate 495 in Raynham, Massachusetts while trying to help another driver who hit a deer.

State police say the driver of an SUV that went out of control on a Massachusetts highway has died. Police in a statement said the Toyota Highlander was headed south on Interstate 91 in Springfield at about 10 p.m. Monday when it struck the guardrail on the left, then swerved across all three travel lanes and struck the guardrail on...