Troubled Toyota to recall 270,000 cars globally

TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp will recall 270,000 Lexus and other vehicles worldwide to fix faulty engines in the latest quality lapse at the world's No 1 automaker.

Flaws in valve springs, a crucial engine component, could make the vehicle stall while it's moving, Toyota spokesman Hideaki Homma said on Friday in announcing the recall.

Lexus General Manager Mark Templin said contaminated materials had been used for valve springs during manufacturing.