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Toyota Recall 2010
Lawmakers just getting started on scrutiny of Toyota
Los Angeles Times
February 26, 2010
WASHINGTON - Akio Toyoda's moment in the national spotlight may be over, but Washington is just getting started.
A day after the president of Toyota Motor Corp. apologized to Congress and millions of his customers over the automaker's handling of sudden acceleration problems, lawmakers said Thursday that they were planning further hearings scrutinizing both Toyota and the federal agency that oversees it.
Toyota chief blasted by lawmakers despite apology
Associated Press
February 24, 2010
WASHINGTON — Under blistering criticism, Toyota President Akio Toyoda personally and repeatedly apologized to Congress and millions of anxious American car-owners Wednesday for deadly defects in popular models produced by his Japanese company. But angry lawmakers forcefully declared it was hardly enough.
Toyota probing Corolla power-steering problems
Associated Press
February 17, 2010
TOKYO - Toyota's quality control executive says the automaker is looking into possible power-steering problems with the Corolla subcompact, the world's best-selling car, and is considering a recall.
Toyota faces new reports of sudden-acceleration deaths
Los Angeles Times
February 16, 2010
At least 34 people have died in accidents involving Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles that allegedly accelerated out of control in the past decade, federal safety regulators said Monday, reflecting a sharp jump in the number of motorist complaints being filed in the three weeks since the automaker announced its latest recalls.
NHTSA wants data from Toyota to learn if recalls were prompt
Los Angeles Times Online
February 16, 2010
The Department of Transportation has opened an inquiry into whether Toyota Motor Corp. conducted three of its recent recalls in a timely manner.
The agency's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has asked Toyota to provide documents showing "when and how it learned of the defects" that have resulted in the recall of 6 million of the automaker's vehicles in the U.S. because of varied acceleration and braking issues. About 2 million of the vehicles have been caught up in two of the recalls.
Toyota Woes Put Focus on Black Box
Wall Street Journal
February 14, 2010
The safety problems that have engulfed Toyota Motor Corp. are focusing renewed attention on one of the most controversial components in an automobile: the black box.
The box, officially called an "event data recorder," is a small, square, virtually indestructible container akin to those found on commercial airplanes. Tucked inside the dash or under the front seats of most newer vehicles, it records vehicle and engine speeds as well as brake, accelerator and throttle positions and other data that can help determine the causes of accidents.
Toyota's Chief Apologizes for Global Recalls
The Associated Press
February 5, 2010
Toyota's president emerged from seclusion Friday to apologize and address criticism that the automaker mishandled a crisis over sticking gas pedals. Yet he stopped short of ordering a recall for the company's iconic Prius hybrid for braking problems.