Tokyo , Japan ( CNN ) -- Toyota 's president apologized profusely Tuesday as he announced the global recall of more than 400,000 of the automaker 's 2010 hybrid models , including the popular Prius , for problems in their anti-lock braking systems . `` We do apologize for the inconvenience and concerns we 've given to the customers , '' President Akio Toyoda said in making the recall announcement from the automaker 's headquarters in Tokyo . `` Quality is our lifeline for Toyota . '' The company will work to recover its customers ' trust , Toyoda said . The automaker filed recall papers early Tuesday afternoon with the Ministry of Land , Infrastructure and Transport . Recall papers will be filed in the United States sometime Tuesday . The recall adds to the woes of the beleaguered automaker , which had previously recalled more than 8 million cars in recent months . This latest recall was the first of Toyota vehicles sold in the domestic Japanese market . The worldwide recall involves 437,000 vehicles , including the Toyota Prius and Sai , along with the Lexus HS250h . The Sai is sold primarily in Japan . Sales of the Sai and Lexus HS250h will be halted until a fix is in place . The announcement was made by Toyota President Akio Toyoda and Shinichi Sasaki , vice president of quality control , at the Toyota offices in Tokyo . U.S. officials will be notified of the recall on Tuesday morning . This was Toyoda 's second press conference apologizing for Toyota problems since Friday . Toyoda had widely been criticized for remaining silent as recall problems mounted in North America , Europe and China . Last week , the company admitted a problem with the software that controls the anti-lock braking system of the 2010 model of the car and said it had found a solution for cars that started to roll off of the assembly line in Japan last month . It has yet to find a solution for the estimated 37,000 cars already on U.S. roads or the more than 200,000 of the 2010 model year vehicles that have been sold worldwide , but the company said Friday that a solution was `` near . '' Jim Lentz , president of Toyota Motor Sales in the United States , during an online video interview Monday evening , declined to say when -- or if -- Toyota would recall the car . `` We 're going to do whatever it takes to make sure our customers feel secure and safe with our products , '' Lentz said of the Prius issue . When the problem was originally brought to light last week , Toyota executives initially described it as a momentary delay in braking when the car was driving over slippery or bumpy surfaced such as ice or rutted roads . Lentz , speaking about the problem on Digg.com Monday , described it as a change in braking feel , a description that Toyota has begun using more recently when talking about the issue . The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced last week that it was opening a formal investigation into braking problems with the 2010 Prius . Nearly 125 Prius owners had lodged complaints about the problem . A spokeswoman for the highway safety agency said Monday that Toyota had not confirmed any recall plans . Separately , the total number of vehicles Toyota Motor Corp. has had to recall for gas-pedal related issues now comes to 8.1 million . The 8.1 million figure includes a total of 5.8 million vehicles recalled , around the world , for an issue in which accelerator pedals could become stuck in floor mats . Of those , 5.3 million are being recalled in the United States . A total of 4.5 million vehicles , worldwide , are being recalled for a problem in which gas pedals , as they wear , can become sticky and not come all the way back up when the driver takes his foot off the pedal . Of those , 2.3 million are under recall in the U.S. Toyota officials estimate the total cost of the global recall could be as much as $ 2 billion , including the loss of 100,000 vehicle sales in the United States and Europe . Last week Toyota posted a $ 1.7 billion profit for the quarter ending December 31 . The company also upgraded its forecast and is projecting to end the fiscal year in March to an $ 880 million profit . The company previously forecast a $ 2.2 billion loss this year . In the wake of the recalls , Toyota 's share value has dropped about 20 percent . CNN 's Kyung Lah , Kevin Voigt and CNNMoney 's Peter Valdes-Dapena contributed to this report .
Sai will recall More than 8 million hybrid vehicles worldwide for brake problems . This latest recall will include the Toyota Prius and Sai , along with Sai . more than 400,000 Toyota cars have been recalled globally due to accelerator problems .