Toyota will offer to fix gas pedals in US
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November 15, 2009, Sunday
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TOYOTA Motor Corp will soon offer to fix the accelerator pedals of up to 4 million vehicles in the United States that are subject to the company's largest ever safety recall, Kyodo News reported yesterday.
Toyota is believed to have agreed with US authorities to voluntarily repair the accelerator pedals, it said.
But Toyota spokesman Hideaki Honma denied that the company had reached an agreement with the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and said the talks were proceeding.
Toyota, the world's top auto maker, said in late September it would recall some 3.8 million vehicles in the United States because of the risk that a loose floormat could force down the accelerator, a problem suspected of causing crashes that killed five people.
Toyota has said that the cost of any related repair work will have no effect on its business as the company has set aside nearly 500 billion yen (US$5.6 billion) in provisions for recalls.
Kyodo said the company opted to fix the accelerator pedals rather than issue a separate recall as it believes the pedals' shape is not a defect.
The recall covers the Camry and Avalon sedans, the Prius hybrid, the Tacoma and Tundra trucks and Lexus models IS250, IS350 and ES350.
Toyota is believed to have agreed with US authorities to voluntarily repair the accelerator pedals, it said.
But Toyota spokesman Hideaki Honma denied that the company had reached an agreement with the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and said the talks were proceeding.
Toyota, the world's top auto maker, said in late September it would recall some 3.8 million vehicles in the United States because of the risk that a loose floormat could force down the accelerator, a problem suspected of causing crashes that killed five people.
Toyota has said that the cost of any related repair work will have no effect on its business as the company has set aside nearly 500 billion yen (US$5.6 billion) in provisions for recalls.
Kyodo said the company opted to fix the accelerator pedals rather than issue a separate recall as it believes the pedals' shape is not a defect.
The recall covers the Camry and Avalon sedans, the Prius hybrid, the Tacoma and Tundra trucks and Lexus models IS250, IS350 and ES350.
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