NHTSA Goes at War with Toyota

Reported by autoevolution on Thursday, 5 November 2009 (on November 5, 2009)

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) publicly expressed their position on Japanese carmaker's Toyota floor mat problem, accusing it of providing inaccurate and misleading information about the 3.8 million vehicles affected. According to NHTSA, Toyota was wrong to say there are no defects "in vehicles in which the driver's floor mat is compatible with the vehicle and properly secured. The safety agency, cited by New York Times, stated tha...

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