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If you like recalls, then Toyota is your company. It's been one Toyota recall after the next of late. This week Toyota issued a massive recall including Lexus IS and GS models. 

Since 2009, 12 million Toyota vehicles have been recalled. The Toyota and Lexus recall spree first started with a host of issues involving sudden acceleration problems.

This time it is for 1.7 million cars due to fuel leak problems. Some have issues with improper installation of a fuel pressure sensor that could cause a fuel leak. Others have an issue with a fuel deliver pipe and high pressure fuel pump. Finally, some have leak problems involving a bad fuel pipe that can crack.

The U.S. vehicles are: 

• 2006-07 Lexus GS300/350 sedans
• 2006-09 Lexus IS250 sedans
• 2006-early 2008 Lexus IS350 sedans

Toyota said that it is not aware of any reports of accidents or injuries due to the Toyota and Lexus recall problems. However the automaker has received over 215 complaints from owners regarding the fuel issues. "These are  not problems that are noticeable to a driver," Toyota spokesman Paul Nolasco said to ABC News. "As far as performance, there's no immediate effect."

The cost of the recall is expected to be about $240 million, which is actually small considering the scope, auto analyst Koji Endo of Advanced Research Japan Co. told the Associated Press.  

Related Resources:

• Recall alert: 245,000 Lexus IS, GS cars (Chicago Tribune)
• Toyota Lawsuit Over Sudden Acceleration Picks Up Speed (Findlaw's Injured)
• Unintended Acceleration: Toyota to Fix 3.8 Million Gas Pedals (Findlaw's Common Law)