TOYOTA RECALLS 228,000 TACOMA PICKUPS

The Japanese automaker said Thursday it would recall 228,000 U. S. units of the 2016 and 2017 model- year Toyota Tacoma. The recently redesigned Tacoma, a midsize pickup crucial to Toyota’s lineup, could leak oil, possibly damaging the rear differential. That could “result in noise and reduced propulsion” and in some cases “could seize, resulting in a loss of control of the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash,” Toyota said.