again sorta not -
02-05-2010, 04:03 PM
the NTSB 'National Transportation Saftey Board' in the United States has done over 6 investigations concerning Toyota- specifically regarding Toyota and it's 'problematic' accelerator pedal- litigation concerning 'failure' of Toyota's accelerator pedal date back as far as 2003' -2004'.
For the record concerning reported accidents for this 'gas pedal failure' -265 reported accidents
and 18 deaths.
This only applies to US customers and only the 'accelerator pedal' problem.
Two other recalls involving Toyota apply to floor mat and failure in brake over-ride system.
sources NTSB,NYT,Bloomberg,Auto World
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