Toyota:reworked anti-lock system to fix Prius brakes

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Thu Feb 4, 2010 1:46am EST

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TOKYO Feb 4 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) has reworked its anti-lock brake system to fix the brake issue on its Prius gas-electric hybrid cars, a senior official in charge of quality issues said on Thursday.

Toyota called a briefing after news that it had received close to 100 complaints, mostly in Japan, concerning what drivers characterised as insufficient braking in the third-generation Prius hybrid model. [ID:nLDE6120RO]

The Prius is now Japan's top-selling model -- a first for a gasoline-electric car. (Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim)

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