Subaru plans its biggest-ever global recall over brake light problems

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• Subaru plans to recall around 2.3 million vehicles globally over a brake light problem.
• It would be the company's biggest recall ever.
• Impreza and Forester models in the US are said to be affected by a fault with the brake light switch, which can lead to ignition problems.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Subaru plans to recall around 2.3 million vehicles globally over a brake light problem, in what would be the automaker's biggest-ever recall as it grapples with a series of quality-related issues following rapid expansion.

Japan's sixth-largest automaker told Reuters on Friday that it was recalling nearly 2 million of its popular Impreza and Forester models in the United States, its biggest market, and other countries, along with around 300,000 units in Japan to fix a fault with the brake light switch which can lead to ignition problems.

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