TOKYO - Toyota Motor will suspend production of two hybrid models that are to be recalled to fix faulty brakes, adding to the auto giant's safety woes, a report said Tuesday.

Toyota will halt output of SAI and Lexus HS250h hybrids in Japan for at least a week from the coming weekend, the Nikkei economic daily and Kyodo News agency reported without naming their sources.

The Nikkei said the world's largest automaker may also halt sales of the two models because they use the same braking system as Toyota's newest Prius hybrid, which the company is expected to recall later in the day.

A SAI and Lexus HS250h production halt would accompany a recall of the two models to repair the brakes, and reduce the company's output by more than 2,000 vehicles, the Nikkei said.

Toyota declined to confirm or deny the report.

"We are continuing the production of the models at the moment," a company spokeswoman said.

The company has said it redesigned the anti-lock braking system for Prius cars produced since last month.

It says a delay occurs when the vehicle switches to the conventional hydraulic brake from regenerative braking, used by hybrids to capture the energy of the car's motion to recharge the battery for its electric motor.

Toyota, which in 2008 dethroned General Motors as the world's biggest car maker, has seen its brand image badly hurt by its handling of recalls affecting more than its entire 2009 global sales of 7.8 million vehicles.

The company said Monday that it had resumed production in North America of several models whose sales were suspended over sticking accelerator pedals.