Toyota conducts safety tests on SUVs

Associated Press

TOKYO

Toyota is testing all 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, including popular models such as the RAV4, the 4Runner and the Highlander, said Toyota spokesman Brian Lyons. 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 SUV — the GX 460 — which is built in Tahara, Japan, for 12 days starting today.

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