Toyota in the United States insists that recall cars electronic throttle without fault
CRI's hearing in today's Government hearings, Toyota submitted to the House of representatives members of written testimonies, 2000 car inspected, no discovery may lead to sudden unintended acceleration problems of electronic throttle valve failure. United States Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on Thursday morning on Toyota recall events processing results.
Recall of Toyota Camry (Gallery Forum)
Toyota United States the company's President and Chief Business Officer James ? Lenz (James Lentz) in written testimony, "Toyota still believe that our electronic throttle control system is not a cause unexpected acceleration problem. Toyota Lexus and automotive design is fixed, so there will be no unexpected speed vehicles. "Lenz describes causes car accident acceleration of several reasons. They include the car has two or three layers of mats on auto deceleration control not familiar with as well as the vehicle is not yet on the mat stuck throttle pedal to remedy the problem. Lenz said, "for the above reasons, we now understand that we need to strengthen communication with customers, enabling them to fully understand the characteristics of the car and commonly used functions."
Toyota stated that, to date they have repaired nearly 350 million cars. Lenz said, "so far, because the gas pedal stuck issue recall of 230 million vehicles have fixes for more than 70% of the average weekly volumes reached the rework is about 12 million units. "Because of the gas pedal jam and mat slide impede the throttle, Toyota since last fall has been in the United States since the recall of 560 million cars. Some safety advocates, consumers and plaintiff lawyers have raised, electromagnetic interference or other defects in the vehicle itself will lead to Toyota Motor in motion and out of control.
Recall of the Toyota RAV4
United States Senate Commerce, science and Transportation Committee of the United States the highest traffic management agencies, the Agency provided to the Senate on Wednesday's testimony says that the United States highway traffic safety agency needs to get from Congress to the broader mandate allows it to think that some brands of cars to the public of the potential dangers when you have the right to an injunction the company recall of vehicles. This time of the recall measures is in the House of representatives earlier this month in a part of the Bill. The Act authorizes the United States Highway Traffic Safety Administration in when found or that a car has a potential risk to the public when the order to stop the vehicle brand and model of all sales. The initiative will be to terminate the present public hearing procedure.
At present, the entire automotive industry on the provisions are opposed attitude, they think the Bill will deprive them of the Government questioned the mandatory recall rights. But the United States Highway Traffic Safety Administration Secretary David ? Strickland (David Strickland) said the new motor vehicle safety regulations, some provisions may need to be reduced. The industry's concern about this Bill because it would allow the introduction of new technology for automobile the foreseeable future. (Grasp)