Recall issued for more than 28,000 new Toyota Landcruiser 300 Series cars

More than 28,000 Toyota Landcruiser SUV cars have been recalled over a problem the company has warned could "risk an accident causing serious injuries or death".

A "design issue" means the transmission control module "may not operate as intended," a recall notice states.

"The automatic transmission may continue to transfer engine power to the wheels when shifted to the neutral position," Toyota said.

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"If the brake pedal or park brake are not applied it may result in unintended vehicle movement if shift lever is not moved to park position.

"An unintended movement of the vehicle may increase the risk of an accident causing serious injuries or death to vehicle occupants and/or other road users."

The list of the vehicles affected is: Toyota Model Landcruiser 300 (FJA300), Tundra (VXKH75)Variants, Landcruiser Wagon GR-S, Landcruiser Wagon GX, Landcruiser Wagon GXL, Landcruiser Wagon Sahara, Landcruiser Wagon Sahara ZX, Landcruiser Wagon VX, Tundra Limited.

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The cars affected were made between 2021 - 2024.

A full list of Vehicle ID numbers of the cars affected can be found here.

Owners of affected vehicles will be contacted by Toyota.

They can then make an appointment for a free update the transmission control module software, free of charge.

Until then, Toyota told owners to use the shift levers' park position rather than neutral.

For more details phone 1800 987 366, email recallsupport@toyota.dataresponse.com.au or or visit the website