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Toyota to Pay $32.4M in Extra Fines

TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to pay the U.S. government a record $32.4 million in additional fines to settle an investigation into its handling of two recalls at the heart of its safety crisis. The civil penalties will settle investigations into how Toyota dealt with recalls over accelerator pedals that could...

Toyota Halts US Sales of 8 Recalled Vehicle Models

WASHINGTON (Jan. 26) - Toyota Motor Co. said Tuesday it was suspending U.S. sales of eight recalled vehicle models to fix accelerator pedals that stick, the latest quality problem to confront the world's No. 1 automaker. As part of the plan, Toyota said it was halting production at five manufacturing facilities for the...

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04/13/12 Safety Regulators Recommend Brake Override on All New... Source: Insurance Journal U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday announced a proposal that would require brake override systems on all new passenger cars and trucks, likely by the 2015 model year.
02/24/11 Toyota Canada recalls almost 150,000 more vehicles... Source: The Windsor Star - ON - Canada Toyota Canada Inc., in keeping with its Japanese parent company, is recalling 147,000 more vehicles due to the risk of unintended acceleration.
02/08/11 Electronic Conditions Did Not Lead to Acceleration... Source: TMCnet An extensive 10-month federal investigation has shown that electronic conditions did not lead to reported acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles.
12/21/10 Toyota agrees to pay over $32 million in fines to... Source: Best Syndication Toyota Motor Corporation agreed to pay two fines for separate investigations totaling $32.425 million for not following the federal law regarding auto recalls.