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Toyota Motor Corp remains confident that its electronic throttles are sound and not behind instances of unintended acceleration that led to huge recalls, federal investigations, and lawsuits, the company's U.S. sales president said on Wednesday.
Toyota Motor Corp, the world's biggest automaker, said it plans to recall four models of its Lexus luxury car in Japan due to steering problems, its latest move in a series of massive recalls.
The top U.S. auto safety regulator welcomed on Thursday proposals in Congress to sharply boost government powers for forcing vehicle recalls.
A U.S. congressional committee is investigating Johnson & Johnson's recent recall of Children's Tylenol and other over-the-counter pediatric medicines.
Toyota Motor Corp will voluntarily recall about 50,000 Sequoia sport utilities because the stability system could cause an unexpected problem with low-speed acceleration, the company said on Wednesday.
Toyota Motor Corp has agreed to recall a yet-undetermined number of vehicles sold in Brazil since 2008 due to floor mat problems, the latest in a string of safety problems the Japanese automaker faces globally, local newspapers reported on Saturday.
Ford Motor Co will recall 33,256 of its 2010 model year cars and SUVs to replace potentially faulty front seat recliner mechanisms that could lead to injuries in an accident, according to a notice filed with U.S. safety regulators.
Moody's cut its credit rating on Toyota Motor Corp by one notch, predicting a long slump in profitability and potential litigation costs for a massive recall that has tarnished the Japanese automaker's brand.
Toyota Motor Corp has agreed to pay a record $16.4 million fine to U.S. safety regulators to settle a complaint that the company delayed a recall over defective accelerator pedals, but denied violating U.S. regulations.
Toyota Motor Corp faces a proposed $16.4 million fine from U.S. regulators, the maximum penalty allowed under current laws, after the automaker failed to notify the government in a timely way about accelerator pedal flaws that were the subject of a massive recall in January.
In the wake of complaints about sudden acceleration problems that have led to the recall of millions of Toyotas over the past few months.
Honda Motor Co will recall about 412,000 vehicles in the United States to address the risk that brake pedals may feel soft and slip closer to the floor over time.
Canadian lawmakers accused Toyota Motor Corp executives on Tuesday of waiting too long to inform the government of problems with faulty accelerators in some of the company's vehicles.
U.S. regulators on Wednesday reviewed 10 complaints that fixes made to recalled Toyota Motor Corp vehicles did not resolve unintended acceleration.
Nissan Motor Co, Japan's third-biggest car maker, said it will recall about 540,000 vehicles worldwide due to potential defects in brake pedal pins and fuel-gauge components, mostly in the United States.
Nissan Motor Co will recall 76,415 cars across 10 models in Japan due to a possible defect that may cause engine failure, a filing with the transport ministry showed.
Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc agreed to take steps to help inconvenienced owners of more than 500,000 recalled vehicles in New York.
Toyota Motor Corp. will decentralize its Japan-centric recall power, giving its global regions more responsibility in an effort to boost customer safety following recent quality problems which have tarnished the car maker's reputation.
Lawmakers delivered opening statements today during a hearing investigating Toyota's and the government regulators' response to complaints of unintended acceleration in the company's vehicles.
Toyota misled the public about the adequacy of auto recalls to address unintended acceleration in its vehicles, the lawmakers said Monday.
Toyota Motor Corp believed it had saved over $100 million by convincing U.S. regulators to end a 2007 investigation of sudden acceleration complaints with a relatively cheap floormat recall, according to an internal company document.
