Playing PR catch-up: Toyota exec to explain recall fix on ‘Today’ show

Look for Toyota executive Jim Lentz this morning on the “Today” show, where he is expected to provide more detail on how the automaker is handling the recall and suspension of sales of eight models due to a sticky gas pedal. Lentz’s appearance marks the first time a Toyota executive will address the problem. On Friday, Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda apologized to customers only after a Japanese broadcaster caught up with him at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “I am deepl…