"Toyota Recalls 1.7 Million Cars Over Fuel Leaks"

RENEE MONTAGNE, host:

NPR's starts with another Toyota recall.

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Toyota says it's recalling more than 1.7 million vehicles around the world for various defects, many involving fuel leakage. In the U.S., it's the Lexus models. About a quarter million of those luxury cars from 2006 through 2009 are being recalled. This latest, brings the number of Toyota recalls to nearly 16 million vehicles in just over a year.