Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Toyota
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration now estimating that 89 deaths may attributable to unintended acceleration Toyota vehicles here in United States between year 2000 May 2009. Previously, it was reported that 52 deaths were possibly related throttle defect.
This figure has been extrapolated from NHTSA’s database roughly 6,200 complaints it has received over that same time period. In addition 89 deaths, 57 injuries have also been tallied. Toyota reminds us that these figures estimates, saying statement:
Many complaints in NHTSA database, for any manufacturer, lack sufficient detail that could help identify cause of an accident. We will continue work in close partnership with law enforcement agencies and federal regulators with jurisdiction over accident scenes whenever requested.
According to Toyota, some 1.67 million sticky accelerator pedals and 1.62 million floor mats have so far been fixed under recall, with roughly 120,000 being performed per week average.
[Source: The Washington Post | Image: Justin Sullivan/Getty]
NHTSA claims Toyota unintended acceleration may have claimed 89 lives originally appeared Autoblog Tue, 25 May 2010 19:27:00 EST. Please see our terms use feeds.
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