http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,16970...0.html?from=rss TOYOTA has recalled 70,000 of its Australian cars as part of a worldwide recall involving more than a million vehicles. The company has identified a potential problem with headlight dimmer switches in its Corolla, RAV4 and Echo models manufactured and sold between May 2000 and July 2002. A Toyota spokesperson said no Australian cars had been found with the problem, but local models would still be included in the recall which extends to Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. Toyota Motor Corporation Australia spokesman Peter Griffin said the faulty headlight dimmer switch contact points could overheat. "The owner might see the headlights starting to flicker or at worst the headlights won't work at all," Mr Griffin said. "But it's important to note that there have been no reports of this condition in Australia at all." Advertisement: The recall affects 1.4 million vehicles internationally. "In Australia, we think it's about 69,800 or just under 70,000," he said. Mr Griffin said there had been no reports of accidents or incidents as a result of the fault. "It's just one of those things when you become aware of a potential problem you want to get on top of it." Owners would be contacted by mail in November advising them to take their car to a dealer, where it would be repaired at no cost. Mr Taylor was confident the recall would not affect sales of the car maker's most popular model, the Corolla. "In September it (Corolla) was the top selling car in the country ... this is a concern because you want to have the best quality car out there and Toyota prides itself on its quality." The Wall Street Journal reported that the recall would set Toyota back about $US127 million ($A166.86 million), based on an estimated repair price of $US100 per car. But Mr Griffin would not give a cost estimate. "There's certainly a cost involved with this sort of exercise but we don't discuss the amount," he said.