February 2010

As we have all heard on the news, Toyota has been plagued with problems covering a variety of the vehicles that they manufacture over the last six months. First was the recall in October of 2009 covering approximately 4 million vehicles for a problem wherein the accelerator becomes stuck on the floor mats. Then last month, Toyota announced another recall…

How does a vehicle get recalled? With all the reports on the news lately about recalls, many of you may be asking the question “How does a vehicle get recalled?” In the United States, the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (originally enacted in 1966 and now recodified as 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301) gives the Department of Transportation’s National…

Toyota Japan announces 5 new confirmed accidents involving the 2010 Prius. Toyota announced yet another recall yesterday in what appears to be a never ending list of recalls. After 4 million vehicles were recalled in October and another 2.3 million recalled in January, the half a million or so recalled yesterday around the world may seem inconsequential. The victims of…