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BUSINESS, Page 58Business NotesAUTOSO.K., So We're Human
When Toyota introduced its Lexus LS 400 luxury automobile in
September, it ran ads touting the $35,000 sedan as the ingenious
brainchild of "1,400 perfectionists" and "close to faultless."
Toyota was wise to hedge that claim. Because of safety defects, the
company last week recalled all 8,000 of the Lexus LS 400s it has
sold in the U.S. The Japanese carmaker made the decision after it
received some customer complaints about loose wiring, a faulty
cruise control and a malfunctioning brake light. The defects have
caused no accidents or injuries, but the episode is an
embarrassment for Toyota because of the high expectations
surrounding the top-of-the-line model.