Toyota Corporation had recently announced a global recall of the Prius over problems with the brakes, but the recall may soon expand to cover a flagship model from the high-end Lexus range, as revealed by sources. The worldwide recall of the latest model of Prius affects as many as 300,000 vehicles.

Yet, sources, close to the corporation, informed The Times that Toyota was also preparing to warn owners of the Lexus HS250h and Sai hybrid sedan that their cars may be in need of similar repairs.

According to The Times of London, "the Lexus HS250h has been on sale since last July, selling over 15,500 units both domestically in Japan and overseas. The Sai has sold 3,000 units in Japan only."

On Monday, reports in the Japanese media disclosed that Toyota was expected to announce a recall for the Lexus and the Sai, the moment it had prepared the necessary fix for the vehicles' braking control software.

Toyota claimed that nothing had been decided and that the corporation was continuing its investigation on whether the Lexus had been affected by the same issues, which have prompted complaints from Prius owners over a brief "empty" sensation when they push on the brake pedal.

The Lexis HS250h is Toyota's most-cherished luxury brand. A recall would engulf the corporation into a traumatic 'quality crisis.'

As reported by the Times, "Toyota admitted last week that it had begun an investigation into whether both the Sai and the Lexus HS250h shared the same braking problems that have been reported on the Prius 2010 model."

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