Toyota Motor Corp said Wednesday it has expanded a worldwide fuel pump recall to a total of 5.84 million vehicles for a defect that could cause the part to fail. The largest Japanese automaker said Wednesday it was adding another 1.52 million U.S. vehicles to the recall that was first announced in January and covers numerous models built between July 2017 through September.

Toyota said the vehicles that have a fuel pump that may stop operating and could result in a vehicle stall, and the vehicle may be unable to be restarted. Dealers will replace the fuel pump with an improved version.

The recalls covers vehicles including the 2013-2015 Lexus LS 460 and GS 350, 2017-2019 Toyota Highlander and 2017-2020 Toyota Sienna and Lexus RX 350 and 2018-2020 Toyota Avalon, Camry, Corolla, Sequoia, Tacoma, Tundra as well as the 2019-2020 Toyota RAV4.

The initial recall occurred in January 2020. 696,000 vehicles from the 2018-2019 model year were included, but in March a second recall expanded the list to 1.83 million vehicles going back to the 2013 model year. According to Toyota, affected owners from the first two recalls were notified earlier this year. Owners of the latest vehicles added to the recall will be notified by December.

Toyota advises certain vehicles in the following ranges could experience problems.

• 2013-2015 Lexus LS 460
• 2013-2015 Lexus GS 350
• 2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser, Lexus IS-F
• 2014-2015 Toyota 4Runner, Land Cruiser
• 2014-2015 Lexus GX 460, IS 350, LX 570
• 2015 Lexus NX 200t, RC 350
• 2017 Lexus IS 200t, RC 200t GS 200t
• 2017-2019 Toyota Highlander; Lexus GS 350
• 2017-2020 Toyota Sienna and Lexus RX 350
• 2018-2019 Toyota 4Runner, Land Cruiser
• 2018-2019 Lexus GS 300, GX 460, IS 300, IS 350, LS 500h, LX 570, NX 300, RC 300, RC 350
• 2018-2020 Toyota Avalon, Camry, Corolla, Sequoia, Tacoma, Tundra
• 2018-2020 Lexus ES 350, LC 500, LC 500h, LS 500, RX 350L
• 2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback and Lexus UX 200
• 2019-2020 Toyota RAV4

Source: Reuters