Toyota recalls 100,000 trucks over engine issue that could cause a crash - is YOUR vehicle impacted?

Toyota has recalled more than 100,000 pickup trucks and Lexus cars over concerns dangerous machine debris may have been left in their engines during production. 

The Japanese carmaker recalled 102,000 2022-23 Tundra and LX vehicles in the US over the issue on Thursday. 

The manufacturing fault occurred during the assembly process for the V35A-FTS engine where debris may not have been removed. 

'During a specific production period, there is a possibility that engine machining debris of a particular size and amount may not have been cleared from the engine during manufacturing' the company explained. 

The issue may cause the engine to knock, run rough, fail to start or lose power, it said in a statement. 

The Japanese carmaker recalled 102,000 2022-23 Tundra and LX vehicles in the US over the issue

The issue may cause the engine to knock, run rough, fail to start or lose power

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'A loss of motive power while driving at higher speeds can increase the risk of a crash' Toyota warned in the recall notice. 

Adding: 'Toyota is currently developing the remedy for this issue.' 

Individual owners of the affected vehicles will be informed by the end of July, according to the statement.

For now those concerned that their vehicle may be affected by the recall can input their registration number into a dedicated page on the company's site. 

It comes as Toyota's Chairman Akio Toyoda was forced to apologize on Monday for  widescale cheating on certification tests.

The falsified tests included the use of inadequate or outdated data in collision tests, incorrect testing of airbag inflation and rear-seat damage in crashes as well as cheating on engine power tests, according to the Associated Press. 

Toyota has suspended production in Japan of the Corolla Fielder, Corolla Axio and Yaris Cross but said the issue does not affect the safety of existing vehicles. 

Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Monday

'We sincerely apologize,' Toyoda, the grandson of Toyota's founder, said at a press conference on Monday. 

Adding: 'We are not a perfect company. But if we see anything wrong, we will take a step back and keep trying to correct it.' 

Toyoda  told reporters the company may have been too eager to get the tests done and abbreviated them at a time when model varieties were burgeoning. 

The testing issue does not effect Toyota's overseas production.