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Toyota has announced it has resolved issues with over five million vehicles involved in the three main recalls of the company's products this year. A total of 1.8 million fixes have been performed on vehicles with sticking accelerator pedals and another 3.1 million vehicles have had their lose or interfering floor mats repaired or replaced. A final 128,000 Prius and Lexus models have had their anti-lock brake system software updated as well. The news comes as part of the Japanese automaker's new safety and quality offensive.

Toyota says that as of 2011, all of its vehicles now come with a new "Smart Stop" system - essentially brake override protection - as standard equipment. The automaker says that it has also opened a new North American facility to train workers in how to handle customer complaints and that new quality control checks will ensure that no faulty hardware makes it into Toyota products in the future. As a result of its efforts, the Toyota says that issues involving unintended acceleration have fallen off by 80 percent. Hit the jump for the full press release.

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