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Toyota Motor Corp announced in September that it would recall some 3.8 million vehicles in the United States because of the risk of improper-fitting floormats jamming accelerator pedals in several models.
The recall includes the hot-selling Prius hybrid and would be the largest ever for Toyota, which has built a reputation for safety and quality that had helped it surpass General Motors Co as the world's leading automaker last year.
But the Times said it had uncovered a problem much bigger in scope from its own examination of thousands of federal defect investigation records, NHTSA complaints filed by car owners, lawsuits against Toyota and reports by independent safety experts and local police agencies.
Owner complaints of runaway Toyota and Lexus vehicles helped trigger at least eight investigations of the problem by NHTSA in the last seven years, but the agency closed six of those cases without finding a defect, the Times reported.
The recall includes the hot-selling Prius hybrid and would be the largest ever for Toyota, which has built a reputation for safety and quality that had helped it surpass General Motors Co as the world's leading automaker last year.
But the Times said it had uncovered a problem much bigger in scope from its own examination of thousands of federal defect investigation records, NHTSA complaints filed by car owners, lawsuits against Toyota and reports by independent safety experts and local police agencies.
Owner complaints of runaway Toyota and Lexus vehicles helped trigger at least eight investigations of the problem by NHTSA in the last seven years, but the agency closed six of those cases without finding a defect, the Times reported.
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