Not so pleasant news for Mazda lovers out there, myself included. According to AFP in Tokyo, the Mazda Motor Corp. is set to recall over 180,000 trucks and passenger vehicles, most of which were sold in Japan. The recall was announced Thursday. The reason for the recall? Possible glitches in the computer system and the car’s accelerator.

After discovering the possible failure and errors found in the system that controls the engines of the vehicles, Japan’s fifth biggest automaker is set to recall 170,300 Verisa, Accela and Demio passenger automobiles in Japan—all of which were produced sometime between March 2005 until October 2007.

According to the company, it seems as if the glitch in the system was causing drivers difficulties when it came to slowing the vehicles down while releasing the accelerator pedal.

There were approximately 16 complaints that came from Japan. To clarify, there has been no accidents reported due to this system error—but I think that you would agree that when it comes to vehicle safety, it’s definitely better to be safe than sorry.

Aside from the number of vehicles to be recalled in Japan, the company also expects to recall vehicles in Singapore and Australia. The number of vehicles to be recalled may amount to about 17,000. The reason behind the recall in both countries is due to the fact that Australia and Singapore happens to be the main export markets for Mazda.

Other vehicles to be recalled include the Japan 136 Titan commercial trucks that were created between the time period of June 1995 and February 2000. There have been reports of potential problems possibly rooted in the brake boosters of these trucks.