The investigating state Attorneys General-including Washington - found that poor communication between Toyota’s “nerve center” in Japan and Toyota’s U.S. In a complaint filed today along with the settlement agreement, the states allege Toyota engaged in unfair and deceptive practices for failing to disclose known safety defects impacting its accelerator pedals in a timely manner. “But this settlement is an important step in holding the company accountable for the safety and security of their customers.”
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“Nothing can compensate drivers for the terror they must have felt as their vehicles lurched uncontrollably forward due to faulty acceleration pedals and floor mats,” Ferguson said. Toyota will also refrain from advertising the safety of vehicles without sound engineering data to back such safety claims. The company will pay Washington roughly $1.5 million and provide a crash data retrieval system, which will be housed at the Washington State Patrol. Toyota will pay $29 million to settle consumer protection claims and agreed to provide additional restitution and incentives to vehicle owners to promote compliance with unintended acceleration safety recalls. Today Attorney General Bob Ferguson joined 29 other states in announcing a multi-million dollar settlement with Toyota and its related North American entities over allegations the company concealed safety issues related to unintended acceleration. Olympia –Throughout 2009 and late 2010, the Toyota Motor Corporation issued recalls affecting nearly 6 million vehicles due to unintended acceleration caused by floor mat and “sticky” gas pedal issues. Ferguson Announces Consumer Protection Settlement over Unintended Acceleration
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