日批在线视频_内射毛片内射国产夫妻_亚洲三级小视频_在线观看亚洲大片短视频_女性向h片资源在线观看_亚洲最大网

News >World

US fining Toyota $16 million over recall delay

2010-04-06 07:41

WASHINGTON - Toyota Motor Corp faces a proposed $16.4 million fine from US regulators, the maximum penalty allowed under current laws, after the automaker failed to notify the government in a timely way about accelerator pedal flaws that were the subject of a massive recall in January.

US fining Toyota $16 million over recall delay
An unidentified autoworker raises his arms as the last Toyota Corolla sedan rolls off the line at the NUMMI plant in Fremont, California, in this publicity photo taken and released to Reuters April 1, 2010. [Agencies]

The US Transportation Department said on Monday that safety regulators were still determining whether Toyota had additional violations that would warrant more penalties.

"We now have proof that Toyota failed to live up to its legal obligations," US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in a statement. "Worse yet, they knowingly hid a dangerous defect for months from US officials and did not take action to protect millions of drivers and their families."

The penalty by the Department's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would be the largest fine ever levied against an auto manufacturer by the government.

Toyota has the right to appeal the penalty.

The previous largest fine was $1 million against General Motors because of a windshield wiper failure in 2002-2003 model vehicles.

Toyota did not address the proposed fine specifically in a statement on Monday afternoon, but did say it had already taken "a number of important steps" to improve communications with regulators and customers over safety matters.

Documents obtained from Toyota showed the automaker had issued repair notices in Canada and Europe to address complaints about sticky accelerator pedals, sudden acceleration and sudden engine revving in late September, but did not begin a US recall until late January, the department said.

Auto manufacturers are legally obligated to notify US safety regulators within five business days if they determine that a safety defect exists and the documents showed that Toyota was aware US consumers were experiencing the same problems, the department said.

Toyota announced in late January that it would recall about 2.3 million vehicles in the United States because of sticky accelerator pedals. The automaker has offered to fix the pedals by adding a metal shim, or to replace them completely.

The recall related to the sticky accelerator pedals was one of a handful of recalls to plague Toyota in recent months and mar the automaker's reputation for vehicle quality.

"Every automobile manufacturer should learn from this and err on the side of disclosure and transparency," said Kurt Bardella, spokesman for US Rep. Darrell Issa, the ranking Republican on a House committee that has held hearings on the handling of Toyota safety recalls.

US safety regulators opened a review on February 16 to determine whether Toyota's recalls of millions of vehicles due to potentially dangerous floormats and sticky accelerator pedals were carried out in a timely manner.

Related News:

主站蜘蛛池模板: 日韩av首页 | 欧美特黄一级大片 | 伊人成综合 | 婷婷国产视频 | 综合久久精品 | 99热只有这里有精品 | 高清成人综合 | 韩日中文字幕 | 国产三区av | 蜜臀久久精品久久久久 | 午夜爽爽视频 | 欧美亚洲国产视频 | 天堂婷婷| 午夜天堂在线观看 | 欧美日韩另类视频 | 一区二区视频在线观看 | 精品婷婷| 久久久久久中文字幕 | 可以免费在线观看的av | 成人在线激情 | 免费看日韩av | a天堂在线资源 | 国产成人综合在线 | 啪啪激情网 | 大地资源高清播放在线观看 | 国产99免费视频 | 男人的天堂中文字幕 | 欧美日韩不卡视频 | 男女拍拍拍网站 | 麻豆视频国产 | 国产在线观看第一页 | 在线精品免费视频 | 欧美a视频 | 国产精品mv | 大地资源网在线观看免费官网 | 国产又粗又黄又爽 | 成人手机在线视频 | 天天操天天操天天 | 在线的av | 亚洲精品高清在线 | 最新国产在线视频 |