The recall affects about 744,000 vehicles in the United States and nearly 4,000 vehicles in South Korea and Taiwan, a Toyota spokesman said on Tuesday.

"Toyota would like to refrain from commenting whether there were any injuries or crashes as a result of the safety flaw," the spokesman said. (http://toyota.us/2fCjyHs)

(Reporting by Shashwat Awasthi in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)