Toyota Sends Millions of Letters to Vehicle Owners

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Muhammed El-Hasan
on October 28, 2009 10:29 AM | | Comments (0) |

Toyota is one step closer to getting past this PR nightmare. And as Toyota officials have said, the tragedies connected to the gas pedals jamming shines light on vehicle floor mat safety.


Toyota warns 3.8M of floor mats

(Detroit News) Washington -- Toyota Motor Corp. began mailing notices this week to 3.8 million vehicle owners, urging them to remove their floor mats while it seeks a remedy for reports of sudden, unintended acceleration.

Toyota hasn't determined the factors behind a number of accidents, including the Aug. 28 wreck of a Lexus ES-350 in which an off-duty California Highway Patrolman and three others died.

Read more on Toyota's recall.

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