Toyota is to recall 105,784 early model Prius cars in Japan and overseas to fix a fault with the model's steering and gearbox.
The recall will affect all its first generation Prius cars, which it launched in 1997. In Japan, the notice covers 47,784 vehicles, with a further 52,000 in the United States. Toyota sold the remainder in the UK and Germany, a company spokeswoman said.
Last month Toyota extended its Prius line up with the launch of the Prius Alpha including a two-row, five-seater version and a three-row, seven-seater version.
Toyota wants to sell at least 1 million hybrid vehicles globally a year by mid-decade.
Toyota also recalled 33,636 iQ small cars, 21,636 of which it sold in Japan between 2008 and 2009.
Toyota declined to say how much the recall will cost.
Reuters