Toyota Motor Corp's said this week that it is recalling approximately 694,000 Sienna minivans in North America due to a shift lever issue.
Toyota said that because of possible damage to the shift lock solenoid installed in the Sienna models involved in the recall, the minivans could shift out of "park" and roll away according to Reuters.
The Siennas are from model years 2004 to 2005 and 2007 to 2009.
Approximately 615,000 of the recalled models are in the United States. About 56,000 of the minivans are registered in Canada, 23,000 in Mexico, 300 in Germany and 10 in Guatemala.
Toyota has received reports of 21 accidents in the United States and three minor accidents in Canada, said Toyota spokeswoman Cindy Knight. Two of the incidents involved what the automaker called minor injuries, such as bruises.
The vehicles were made at Toyota's plant in Indiana. The recall is expected to begin in mid-October.
Sienna is the second-best-selling minivan in the U.S. behind just the Dodge Caravan manufacturer by Chrysler, an affiliate of Fiat SpA.
Sienna's sales through August were up 5 percent from a year earlier at 86,459, according to Autodata Corp.
Toyota dealers will replace the shift lock solenoid in the affected minivans, free of charge.
Owners with more questions can contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
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