Yeah, Toyota is "It!" What's a Few Thousand More on Over 8,000,000?

Now every little recall, no matter how deadly or not- if it's associated with Toyota or Lexus- it's getting in the news...

The latest?

Toyota (Lexus) is recalling a few thousand (4,500 in Japan- but warned it may spill onto other markets abroad... or 7,000 more) Lexus LS sedans due to a malfunction in some fancy variable angle steering system- where the car controls how much steering angle the wheels turn based on speed, situation, etc, etc.

This system is different than most cars- where many luxury cars going on fifteen, twenty years old, have a system that regulates power steering boost- reducing the effort to turn the wheels at low speeds- while maintaining a stiffer feel at higher speeds.

But no, this is a Lexus LS- the car that can park itself has a computerized system unlike many other cars- that's what makes it a Lexus, right?

Maybe, and it's still a Toyota too. That's what makes it recalled. And in the news.