NHTSA Opens Investigation
On May 10, the US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an investigation into whether Toyota Motor Corporation properly notified the agency in a timely fashion once they realized some Toyota vehicles could have a steering relay rod safety defect. Corporations and companies have 5 days to notify the NHTSA upon learning of a defective product of any type.
Toyota had notified the NHTSA of issues with Hilux trucks back in 2004, however shared that the safety defect was isolated to vehicles in Japan and that field information was NOT showing an reports in the U.S. Last Friday, NHTSA was made aware of multiple complaints prior to the 2004 Hilux recall in Japan. Because of this notice, the NHTSA has opened a new investigations. NHTSA Administrator David Strickland said, “NHTSA has taken swift action since first receiving copies of these complaints on Friday. Our team is now working to obtain documents and information from Toyota to find out whether the manufacturer notified NHTSA within five business days of discovering a safety defect in U.S. Vehicles.”
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