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Toyota Sudden Acceleration
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TOYOTA CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
Fairness Hearing on Proposed Settlement – 6/14/13
Continued Fairness Hearing on Proposed Settlement – 7/19/13
Plaintiff Motion to Require Objectors to Post $536,000 Appeal Bond – 9/19/13
Opposition to Motion for $536,000 Appeal Bond – 9/30/13
1st Biannual Report on Settlement Status – 12/10/14
2nd Biannual Report on Settlement Status – 5/10/15
Toyota Class Action Settlement (Canada)
Red Flags Raised Over Toyota Defects Class Action Settlement – 1/6/14
‘Landmark’ Toyota settlement may cover 22 million owners – 5/14/13
CRIMINAL PENALTIES
CAS Statement on Toyota/DOJ Criminal Settlement – 3/19/14
United States of America v. Toyota Motor Corporation, Information
CAS CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY
DOT AND NHTSA
Toyota Motor Corp. Will Pay Record $17.35 Million in Civil Penalties for Alleged Violations of Federal Law – 12/18/12
NHTSA Administrator Strickland Letter to Senator Charles Grassley re: Toyota Investigation – 7/27/12
USDOT Proposes Updated Safety Standard to Prioritize Braking Control, Reduce Risk of High-Speed Unintended Acceleration for Nation’s Cars – 4/12/12
NHTSA and NASA Unintended Acceleration Studies
NHTSA/Toyota Civil Sticky Pedal Penalty Settlement Agreement – 4/19/10
Secretary LaHood Announces DOT is Seeking Maximum Civil Penalty from Toyota – 4/5/10
NHTSA Launches Probe into Timeliness of Three Toyota Recalls – 2/16/10
Consumer Advisory: NHTSA’s Advice to Toyota Customers – 2/10/10
NHTSA Consumer Advisory on Toyota Recalls – 2/1/10
NHTSA Statement Concerning the Safety Recall of 3.8 Million Toyota Vehicles – 11/4/09
Toyota Announces Fix for Accelerator Pedal Entrapment Problem – 11/25/09
Camry/Solara/ES300 Complaint and Claims Charts submitted to Senate Commerce Committee
NHTSA Study: “An Examination of Sudden Acceleration,” Jan. 1989
NHTSA Study: “Electromagnetic Interference Effects on Motor Vehicle Electronic Control and Safety Devices, Volume I – Summary” – Nov. 1976
NHTSA Study: “Electromagnetic Interference Effects on Motor Vehicle Electronic Control and Safety Devices, Volume II – Measurements, Analysis and Testing” – Nov. 1976
NHTSA Study: “Electromagnetic Interference Effects on Motor Vehicle Electronic Control and Safety Devices, Volume III – Automotive EMC Guidelines” – Nov. 1976
NHTSA Study: “Investigation of Electromagnetic Interference Effects on Motor Vehicle Electronic Control and Safety Devices” – Oct. 1975
NHTSA 2007 Lexus ES-350 Acceleration Test Report EA07-010
CONGRESS
Sen. Charles Grassley Letter to NHTSA re: Tin Whiskers – 7/12/12
Motor Vehicle Safety Act after full committee markup
A Tougher Car Safety Agency – 7/30/10
Letter to Congress from Auto Industry Re: Motor Vehicle Safety Act – 7/15/10
Auto safety bill is scaled back in face of industry opposition – 7/12/10
Energy & Commerce Committee Requests More Information on Toyota Brake System – 6/29/10
Energy & Commerce Committee Approves Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010 – 5/26/10
House Energy & Commerce Committee Information on Toyota Recall
Hearing on Update on Toyota and NHTSA’s Response to the Problem of Sudden Unintended Acceleration – 5/20/10
House Committee on Energy and Commerce Hearing, “Hearing on Update on Toyota and NHTSA’s Response to the Problem of Sudden Unintended Acceleration” – 5/14/10
Boxer Introduces Legislation to Close ‘Revolving Door’ Between NHTSA, Automakers – 4/28/10
Camry/Solara/ES300 Complaint and Claims Charts submitted to Senate Commerce Committee
Chairman Towns Hits Toyota For Lack of Disclosure – 2/26/10
Letter from Chairman Edolphus Towns to Yoshimi Inaba – 2/26/10
House Committee on Energy and Commerce Hearing, “Response by Toyota and NHTSA to Incidents of Sudden Unintended Acceleration” – 2/23/10
House Energy and Commerce Documents – 2/22/10
House Bill Re: Use and Risks of Electronic and Microprocessor Systems in Automobiles – 6/20/90
CAS FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS AND ACTIONS
CAS Objection to NHTSA EDR Subpoena – 8/19/10
NHTSA Subpoena for Toyota Tundra EDR – 8/10/10
EvesToyota Tundra EDR Data Findings Part 1 – 8/4/10
Eves Toyota Tundra EDR Data Findings Part 2 – 8/4/10
NHTSA Response to Timeliness Query and Recall Query Docments Request – 5/6/10
Early Warning FOIA Response and Attachments – 4/15/10
CAS Files Freedom of Information Act Request Re: Early Warning Reporting – 2/12/10
CAS Letter to NHTSA Administrator David Strickland – 2/2/10
Lexus ES-350 Test Protocol – 12/1/09
Lexus ES-350 Test Data & EMI – 12/1/09
Lexus ES-350 Owner Survey – 12/1/09
NHTSA Response to CAS Lexus ES-350 FOIAs – 1/21/10
Attached Video
CAS Statement on 11-25-09 Toyota Unintended Acceleration Recall
RECALLS AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGNS
– 1982 Cressida, Celica, Supra Recall 86V-132 (See EA85-045)
– 1983-84 Camry, 1984 Corolla Recall 90V-040 (See PE90-021)
– 1998-01 Camry Recall 01V-012
– 2007-08 Camry, Lexus ES350 Recall 07E-082 (See EA07-010)
– 2004 Sienna Safety Improvement Campaign 09V-023 (See EA08-014)
– 2005-10 Avalon, Tacoma; 2004-09 Prius; 2007-10 Camry, Tundra, Lexus ES 350; 2006-10 Lexus IS 250/350 Recall 09V-388
– 2009-10 Pontiac Vibe; 2007-10 Camry, Tundra; 2008-10 Sequoia; 2005-10 Avalon; 2009-10 Corolla, Matrix, RAV4; 2010 Highlander Recall 10V-017
– 2009-10 Pontiac Vibe Recall 10V-018
– 2008-10 Highlander; 2009-10 Corolla, Venza, Matrix, Pontiac Vibe Recall 10V-023
UK Lexus Floor Mat Recall September 2000
Transport Canada Announces Safety Improvement Campaign – 11/26/09
Graphic: Canada Recall
Canada: Toyota floor-mat problems arose in 2003 – 3/23/10
Exemplary Vehicle Software Recalls
DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS
– 1975-78 All Models – Investigation EA80-074
– 1979-83 All Models – Investigation EA83-020
– 1981-84 Cressida – Investigation EA85-045 (See Recall 86V-132)
– 1983-84 Camry, 1984 Corolla – Investigation PE90-021 (See Recall 90V-040)
– 1987-89 Camry, Celica – Investigation PE92-065 (See EA92-044)
– 1987-89 Camry, Celica – Investigation EA92-044 (See PE92-065)
– 2002-03 Camry, Solara, Lexus ES 300 – Investigation PE04-021 (See DP04-003)
– NHTSA Memo Restricting Scope of PE04-021 Investigation
– 2007-08 Camry, Lexus ES 350 – Investigation PE07-016 (See EA07-010, Recall 07E-082)
– 2007-08 Camry, Lexus ES 350 – Investigation EA07-010 (See PE07-016, Recall 07E-082)
– 2004 Sienna – Investigation PE08-025 (See EA08-014, Safety Improvement Campaign 09V-023)
– 2004 Sienna – Investigation EA08-014 (See PE08-025, Safety Improvement Campaign 09V-023)
– Meeting Minutes, October 15, 2008 Toyota Presentation
– Toyota and Lexus Deaths and Injuries Claims in NHTSA’s Early Warning Reporting System through 2009
– Toyota and Lexus Deaths and Injuries found in Death Incident Investigations
– NHTSA Early Warning Reporting, 2010 Quarter 1 Speed Control Deaths in Toyota Vehicles
– NHTSA Early Warning Reporting, 2010 Quarter 1 Speed Control Deaths and Injuries in Toyota Vehicles
DEFECT PETITIONS
– 1983-84 Camry – Defect Petition DP86-08 (See PE90-021, Recall 90V-040)
– 1997-00 Lexus LS, GS 400 – Defect Petition DP03-003 (Federal Register Notice)
– 2002-03 Lexus ES 300 – Defect Petition DP04-003 (See PE04-021)
– NHTSA ODI Memo re: 2002-2003 Camry Complaints
– 2002-05 Camry, Solara, Lexus ES – Defect Petition DP05-002 (Federal Register Notice)
– 2002-06 Camry, Solara – Defect Petition DP06-003 (Federal Register Notice)
– 2006-07 Tacoma – Defect Petition DP08-001 (Federal Register Notice)
– 2002-03 Lexus ES 300, 2007 Lexus ES 350 – Defect Petition DP09-001 (Federal Register Notice)
SPECIAL CRASH INVESTIGATIONS
NHTSA Special Crash Investigations (SCI) Description
2005 Toyota Camry Sudden Acceleration Investigation (2008-12-077A)
2007 Toyota Camry Sudden Acceleration Investigation (DS07035)
2005 Toyota Prius Sudden Acceleration Investigation (DS07010)
2007 Toyota Tacoma Sudden Acceleration Investigation (CA08-020)
2009-2010 SCI Toyota Unintended Acceleration Investigations
CIVIL PENALTIES
Toyota fined $17.35 Million by NHTSA (Floor Mats II) – 12/17/12
Toyota fined $16,375,000 by NHTSA (Floor Mats) – 12/20/10
NHTSA/Toyota Civil Sticky Pedal Penalty Settlement Agreement – 4/19/10
NHTSA Launches Probe into Timeliness of Three Toyota Recalls – 2/16/10
NHTSA Information Request to Toyota Re: Timeliness Query TQ10-001 – 2/16/10
NHTSA Information Request to Toyota Re: Timeliness Query TQ10-002 – 2/16/10
NHTSA Information Request to Toyota Re: Recall Query RQ10-003 – 2/16/10
NHTSA Fines Toyota $250,000 for untimely notification and remedy of fuel tank defect
TOYOTA DOCUMENTS
Toyota’s Independent Quality Advisory Panel Headed to Japan – 5/20/10
Toyota to Provide Additional Services to New York Customers Affected by Recent Recalls – 2/24/10
Toyota Boasts of $100 Million Dollar Savings by Dodging Recall
Toyota Stop Delivery Memo to Dealers – 1/26/10
Toyota Consumer Safety Advisory – 9/29/09
Toyota Dealer Floor Mat Advisory – 9/29/09
Toyota Gas Pedal Recall Statement – 11/15/09
2008 Draft Toyota Presentation
CONSUMER REPORTS
– What to Do if Your Car Accelerates Out of Control (VIDEO)
– Analysis shows over 40 percent of sudden-acceleration complaints involve Toyotas – 12/9/09
TECHNICAL STUDIES
Intermittent Electrical Contact Resistance as a Contributory Factor in the Loss of Automobile Speed Control Functional Integrity
CALCE Receives $750k for Research into Automotive Electronics Reliability
Electronic Crash, Defect and Causation Analyses
“Tin whisker analysis of an automotive engine control unit,” CALCE (July 2013)
– NHTSA Report: Pedal Application Errors
– Risk Assessment of Cruise Control
– “Tin whisker analysis of Toyota’s electronic throttle controls,” CALCE, U of MD (2011)
– “Statistical analysis of tin whisker growth,” CALCE U of MD (2005)
– CALCE Prediction of Potential Failures Risks in Toyota Vehicles Confirmed by NASA Scientists – 9-23-11 (PowerPoint)
– CALCE Prediction of Potential Failures Risks in Toyota Vehicles Confirmed by NASA Scientists
– Firmware forensics: best practices in embedded software source-code discovery – 10/27/11
– Dr. Ronald A. Belt’s Sudden Acceleration Papers
– Michael Barr Toyota Acceleration Study
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
– Electronic Vehicle Controls and Unintended Acceleration Study Resource Center
NHTSA_58 SUA Cases Report – ASA Preliminary Analysis
NHTSA 22 Self-Actuation Unintended Acceleration Recalls, 1985-2010
NHTSA 175 Unintended Acceleration Recalls, 1985-2010
WEBSITES & RESOURCES
Sudden Acceleration Information Group
Toyota Economic Loss Class Action Preliminary Settlement – 12/27/2012