
As NHTSA is now reviewing the results of our evaluations,
they produce no evidence of a failure of the vehicle electronic throttle
control system, the recent recall remedies or the brake override feature.
This is the latest statement from Toyota in the USA.
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. has received verifiable
information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
about some vehicles whose owners have reported unintended acceleration after
receiving the accelerator pedal recall remedies.
As soon as Toyota received the vehicle owner information
from NHTSA, it moved quickly to evaluate the vehicles and interview the owners.
Although most of these reports have yet to be verified,
Toyota has been and remains committed to investigating all reported incidents
of sudden acceleration in its vehicles quickly.
Toyota wants to hear directly from its customers about any
problems they are experiencing with their vehicles.
The results of the evaluations have been submitted to NHTSA
for review.
Though these reports involve a tiny fraction of the more
than one million vehicles dealers have repaired to date, Toyota takes them
extremely seriously.
As NHTSA is now reviewing the results of our evaluations, it
is inappropriate for Toyota to provide specific information about the company’s
conclusions.
However, the evaluations have found no evidence of a failure
of the vehicle electronic throttle control system, the recent recall remedies
or the brake override feature.
It is important to note that many complaints submitted to
NHTSA either are unverifiable or lack the vehicle owner information required to
facilitate follow-up.
Nonetheless, Toyota is quickly investigating verifiable
complaints of unintended acceleration and doing everything it can to ensure
that our customers are confident in their vehicles and the remedies.
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