Photo shows Toyota Motor Co.'s plug-in Prius hybrid which was recalled by the automaker Feb. 9, 2010. (Kyodo)

Photo shows Toyota Motor Co.'s luxury Lexus HS250h sedan which was recalled by the automaker Feb. 9, 2010 due to brake problems. (Kyodo)

Photo shows Toyota Motor Co.'s hybrid-only Sai compact sedan which was recalled by the automaker Feb. 9, 2010 due to brake problems. (Kyodo)

Photo shows Toyota Motor Co.'s Prius, for which the automaker announced a recall on Feb. 9, 2010 due to brake problems. (Kyodo)

Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda (L) bows to transport minister Seiji Maehara (R) at the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2010. Maehara said after the meeting with Toyoda that the automaker had failed to see things from the customer's viewpoint and act promptly. Toyota announced the same day a global recall of about 400,000 of four of its hybrid models including its best-selling Prius. (Kyodo)