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• Toyota Tacoma Stalling Problems Result in Recall for 36,000 Pickup Trucks

  June 2, 2017

  Russell Maas

  Toyota is recalling about 32,000 Tacoma pick up trucks that may have a defective crankshaft rotor, which could cause the vehicles to stall, potentially resulting in an auto accident.

• Airbag Settlement to Result in $553M Payment By Four Automakers

  May 19, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A $553 million settlement would resolve lawsuits filed against four automakers whose vehicles were equipped with recalled Takata airbags, which can overinflate and explode, potentially injuring or killing vehicle occupants.

• Toyota Truck Rust Settlement Covers 1.5M Tundra, Tacoma and Sequoia Vehicles

  November 14, 2016

  Russell Maas

  Toyota will pay $3.5 billion to address rust issues in 1.5 million trucks and SUVs as part of a class action lawsuit settlement agreement.

• Toyota, Lexus Recall Issued Over Brake Problems That Could Cause Crash

  April 26, 2016

  Russell Maas

  A recall of thousands of Toyota and Lexus vehicles comes after the company was warned that a parts supplier sent damaged O-rings that could impact the brakes and increase the risk of auto accidents.

• Auto Safety Oversight Lacking At NHTSA, According to Audit

  February 29, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  An audit of the NHTSA found that it has been slow and inconsistent in implementing recommendations to improve how it handles auto safety defects.

• Toyota RAV4 Seatbelt Problems Result in Recall for Nearly 3M Vehicles

  February 19, 2016

  Russell Maas

  Due to concerns about problems with the rear seatbelts separating from the vehicle in a crash, nearly 3 million Toyota...

• Automatic Emergency Braking on All Vehicles to be Included on All New Vehicles: NHTSA

  September 18, 2015

  Russell Maas

  A number of automakers have agreed to make automatic emergency braking systems standard, in hopes of making it an industry-wide requirement.

• Takata Airbag Concerns Lead to Toyota Recall of Additional 1.37M Vehicles

  June 17, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Defective Takata airbags have forced Toyota to recall another 1.37 million U.S. vehicles equipped with the devices.

• Takata Airbag Recalls Expanded By Toyota, Nissan, Honda

  May 18, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  An additional 11.5 million Japanese vehicles are being recalled worldwide because they are equipped with Takata airbags, which can overinflate and explode.

• Toyota Recall Issued Over Transmission, Power Steering Problems

  March 12, 2015

  Russell Maas

  Two new Toyota recalls have been announced due to power steering and transmission problems affecting more than 100,000 vehicles.