Toyota recalls 6.5M vehicles due to power window switch flaw

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Toyota recalls Toyota has recalled 6.5 million vehicles, including 2 million in the U.S., because of a faulty power window switch.

The company announced on Wednesday the recall of vehicles released between the 2006 and 2011 model years that were found to have an insufficient amount of lubrication on power window switches.

The faulty switches were found to short circuit and overheat in certain cases, according to the company.

Toyota said the recalls apply to its 2007 and 2009 Camry and Camry Hybrid; 2009-2011 Corolla; 2008-2011 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid; 2009-2011 Matrix; 2006-2011 RAV4; 2009-2011 Sequoia; 2009-2011 Tundra; 2006-2010 Yaris; 2009-2011 Scion xB and 2009-2010 Scion xD models.

Toyota said it would repair the faulty parts in the recalled vehicles.

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