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Toyota recalls top 5.3 million vehicles
Toyota’s recall troubles continue to grow, with the total number of vehicles affected by two recalls involving gas pedals growing to at least 5.3 million
Toyota Issues Second Large Recall in Two Months
Toyota Motor has now increased its second large recall in two months to over 5 million vehicles relating to a problem with accelerator pedals that can get stuck, causing vehicles to speed up unintentionally
Polaris Industries Recalls Certain ATVs Due to Crash Hazard
2009-2010 Polaris All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) have been voluntarily recalled by Polaris Industries because the front suspension ball joint stem can separate from the steering knuckle and cause the rider to lose steering control, posing a risk of injury or death to riders
SUV Rollover Lawsuit: Court won’t disturb $82.6M award in Ford rollover case
Rejecting Ford’s challenge to the award, the Supreme Court has left in place an $82.6 million award to a woman who was paralyzed after her Ford Explorer rolled over
Toyota recall: Report says throttles, not floor mats, may be cause of sudden acceleration accidents
Amid a huge recall and widening concern over acceleration events, Toyota has cited ‘floor mat entrapment.’ But reports point to another potential cause: the electronic throttles that have replaced mechanical systems
Toyota to replace 4 million gas pedals that could jam
Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will replace accelerator pedals on about 4 million recalled vehicles in the United States because the pedals can get stuck in the floor mats
Regulators Push Safety Standards for ATV’s
For parents wanting to provide their children some good, clean off-roading fun, the Fushin, a smaller-than-normal all-terrain vehicle, seemed just the thing. Except the Chinese import with jaunty yellow paint and a low $250 price …
Runaway Toyota cases ignored
More than 1,000 Toyota and Lexus owners have reported since 2001 that their vehicles suddenly accelerated on their own, in many cases slamming into trees, parked cars and brick walls, among other obstacles
Regulators slam Toyota over ‘no defect’ claim
Federal safety regulators have sharply rebuked Toyota Motor Corp. for issuing “inaccurate and misleading” statements asserting that no defect exists in the 3.8 million vehicles it recalled
New details in crash that prompted Toyota recall
Federal highway safety inspectors have released new details of a fatal car crash that triggered Toyota Motor Corp.’s largest recall, including a finding that the Lexus ES 350 sedan involved had a gas pedal design that could increase the risk of its being obstructed by a floor mat.
Toyota’s runaway-car worries may not stop at floor mats
A fatal accident in San Diego raises the question: Might a vehicle’s complex electronic features make it hard for drivers to react quickly when accelerating out of control?
CPSC Staff Calls for Mandatory Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle (ROV) Standards
The Consumer Product Safety Commission staff has recommended that the agency set mandatory rules to regulate recreational off-highway vehicles, signaling that regulators may seek to take a tougher line on consumer-safety issues under the Obama administration.
Toyota recall and apology come too late for Redwood City man and San Jose family
After Guadalupe Gomez’s 2007 Toyota Camry careened out of control, mysteriously accelerating to more than 100 mph on a San Jose highway, no one quite believed his story that the engine simply surged on its own when it smashed into a Honda Accord, killing its driver in a burst of flames. Now, they do.
Toyota recalls 3.8 million vehicles for potentially dangerous floor mats
The Associated Press reports that in its largest U.S. recall to date, Toyota will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States to address problems with a removable floor mat that could interfere with the vehicle’s accelerator and cause a crash.
REPORT: Former attorney accuses Toyota of ‘ruthless conspiracy’ to conceal, destroy evidence in rollover injury and death cases
As reported by CBS News, one of the Toyota’s former lawyers has filed a federal racketeering suit against the Japanese automaker.
