Toyota recalls SUVs after fires reported

Toyota has recalled 13,000 FJ Cruiser SUVs, which include 2,500 in Australia, on reports that fuel tubes may overheat and cause fires.

Toyota Motor Corp is recalling 13,000 FJ Cruiser sport-utility vehicles, mostly in the Middle East, for fuel tubes that may overheat, melt and set off a gas leak.

The car maker says five fires were reported related to the defect. There have been no reports of injuries or deaths.

The recall covers FJ Cruisers made between October 2012 and January 2014.

Some 10,180 are in the Middle East and 2,500 in Australia. The rest are in Africa and Panama.

The recall follows a bigger one last week.

That covered 1.9 million Prius cars globally for a software problem and 294,000 vehicles - the RAV4 sport utility, Tacoma pickup and Lexus RX 350 luxury model - in North and South America for a different software glitch.


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