US government records show the number of recalled Toyota vehicles has doubled this year.

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Toyota had 2.2m vehicles recalled before 17 November, compared with 1.1m in 2004, according to USA Today. Toyota responded that its records show 2.4m vehicles recalled this year.


The recalls are the most for Toyota in the US in a single year. It recalled just 210,000 vehicles in 2003.


Automakers and analysts said that with more vehicles using shared parts or platforms, recall data does not always reflect a vehicle’s quality or safety attributes, USA Today noted.


The paper added that, overall, the number of vehicles recalled to dealerships for repairs was down considerably in 2005 – totalling about 16.6m in mid-November, compared with a record 30.8 million the previous year.

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Analysts reportedly agree the number of recalls could be a function of Toyota’s rapid development.


Toyota noted that some older pickups and SUVs were included in the count , and did not reflect current production. It also recalled about 75,000 units of its popular Prius petrol-electric hybrid from the 2004-05 model years because of stalling engines.


Last month Toyota make its biggest recall ever – about 1.41m right-hand-drive cars globally – of models including the Corolla due to problems with headlight switches.


Ford is on pace to have the most recalled vehicles in the US in 2005 – with more than 6m. This was boosted by a September recall of 3.8m trucks and SUVs.


Recalls of DaimlerChrysler and General Motors vehicles have declined this year.