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Toyota Recalls Tacomas Amid New Unintended Acceleration Probe

Toyota Motor Corp. faces dual setbacks as a U.S. regulator renews its scrutiny of the carmaker over unintended acceleration and the company begins to recall 690,000 pickup trucks. As many as 1.69 million Toyota Corollas with model years from 2006 …

Toyota Acceleration Defect Caused Deaths and Injury, Lawyer Says

A defect in a Toyota Motor Corp. Camry caused the vehicle to suddenly accelerate, leading to an accident that left one woman dead and another injured, a lawyer for the women told a jury at the start of trial. The …

U.S. Senator Raises Concerns Over Toyota Probe

A U.S. senator told federal safety regulators he is concerned that they didn’t go far enough in a probe that found Toyota Motor Corp’s electronics systems did not cause unintended acceleration incidents. Sen. Charles Grassley, Republican from Iowa, sent a …