TOKYO — Toyota is testing all of its sport utility vehicles to reassure buyers of their safety after Consumer Reports warned that a large Lexus SUV is susceptible to rolling over.
The testing covers the entire lineup of Toyota and Lexus SUVs, Toyota spokesman Brian Lyons said. The automaker will be testing the vehicles’ stability control and aims to replicate the Consumer Reports test that first uncovered the problem, he said. He was unaware how long the tests would take. Toyota is also suspending production of the Lexus GX460, an SUV built in Tahara, Japan, for 12 days starting today. The move follows suspension of the vehicle’s sales this week.
Toyota has yet to decide whether it will recall the vehicle, a hefty seven-seat SUV sold mainly in North America but also in the Middle East, Russia and some other nations. The Associated Press
