The total number of vehicles that the Toyota MotorCorporation has had to recall for accelerator pedal issues has reached 8.1million. The automaker confirmed the total on Thursday.

Of the 8.1 million figure, 5.8 million vehicles wererecalled for a design defect which caused gas pedals to become stuck underneathfloor mats. 5.3 million of these vehicles were recalled in the United States.

An additional 4.5 million vehicles worldwide are beingrecalled for a pedal malfunction in which excess friction causes the pedal tostick. Of these 4.5 million vehicles, 2.3 are under recall in the U.S.

The number of recalled vehicles may increase after anannouncement Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.The agency explained that it has received in excess of 100 complaintsnationwide of poor brake performance in 2010 model Toyota Prius’s. The NHTSA islaunching a formal probe into the matter.

When asked if another recall was in the works, a spokesmanfro the automaker said “we would like to be given more time.”

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