The three-day suspension is likely to mean a production fall of 3,500 vehicles.

The automaker has asked suppliers to make up for lost output so it can build an additional 97,000 vehicles between December and the end of March, Reuters reported.

The comment comes after the automaker said a parts shortages would cost it 14,000 vehicles in lost production in December.

The latest stoppages will bring lost output to 9,000 vehicles, the automaker said, and affect production of Lexus models and the Land Cruiser.

The attack comes just after Japan joined Western allies in clamping down on Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine.

The planned four-day halt to production at a Tsutsumi factory line, which makes Camry and Corolla models, will cut vehicle output by as many as 1,500 vehicles.

The stoppages affect output of Lexus models and the Toyota Land Cruiser as the automaker runs short of components from plants in Southeast Asia where production has been disrupted.

Toyota’s recall includes 2,200 vehicles that were earmarked for Europe, 260 for the U.S., 20 for Canada and 110 for Japan, the automaker said.

Toyota said heavy rains, especially in its home prefecture of Aichi in central Japan, impacted procurement of parts and will force it to stop production at a total of three lines in two domestic factories.

The automaker will suspend production on three lines at its Motomachi plant in September. That follows suspensions at its Tsutsumi plant.

The investigative committee tasked by truck and bus maker Hino Motors blamed the scandal on an environment where engineers did not feel able to challenge superiors, in a rare criticism of corporate culture in Japan.

Toyota says it needs to offer a variety of powertrains -- such as hybrid and fuel cell vehicles -- to suit different markets and customers.

The service will offer new safety features, refreshed interiors, and software upgrades to car computer systems.

Toyota said it will work with minivehicle specialists Daihatsu and Suzuki to develop small electric commercial vans.

Toyota President Akio Toyoda told union members in Japan that suppliers would be exhausted unless there was a "sound" production plan.

A Japanese battery start-up is launching a commercial fleet service using Geely EVs.

Toyota said there was "a possibility" that it could lower its full-year production plan of 9.7 million vehicles as it faces a continuing shortage of parts due to the COVID-19 lockdowns in China.

Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda said the automaker was still pursuing a multi-pronged, carbon-reduction strategy that also includes hybrid cars and hydrogen-powered vehicles.

Toyota's new EV will be slightly bigger than its compact Corolla, the world's best-selling car of all time. One source told Reuters that the vehicle is like a "Corolla with bigger back-seat section."