**Toyota is to recall 8,000 Tacoma pick-up trucks in the US, according to reports.**The company believes the vehicles could have defective front propeller shafts that may result in a loss of control.
The move is the latest in a string of recalls in the past few months, totalling more than 8.5 million Toyota vehicles around the world.
Previous recalls - including the flagship hybrid Prius - were due to accelerator and brake problems.