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    Toyota grilled over possible truck recall coverup

    Originally posted by autoblog.com / NBC Los Angeles
    Levi Stewart lost his life after the steering relay rod on his 1991 Toyota pickup snapped, causing the truck to roll. Officials labeled the accident alcohol-related due to the fact the teenager had a blood-alcohol level of .03 (legal limit for adults in his state over the age of 21 is .0, but that was before anyone involved with the investigation knew of a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall. The relay rod, which connects the steering wheel to the front tires, had been under recall since 2005, but neither the truck owner or the previous owner had been notified of the defect.

    Lawyers for the Stewart family are accusing Toyota of both delaying and improperly distributing the recall notice, which affected 1 million trucks and SUVs. The lawyers contend they have evidence that Toyota has known about the problem since as early as 1996, yet the recall didn't begin until 2005. Toyota actually started the recall in Japan a year earlier, and Toyota waited a full year before starting the recall action in the U.S. The reason Toyota has stated for the delay was that driving conditions were different in Japan, and that there were no incidents reported in the U.S. Japanese media told NBC that it knew of 80 incidents in Japan. Hit the jump to view NBC's investigational video. Hat tip to Michael
    video at the bottom of the page.
    http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/12/vide ... l-coverup/



    Yikes yea sure American cars suck hu? At least we tell our customers about recalls! and a year after they fix all the trucks in japan they finaly make a recall in the US!
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    Re: Toyota grilled over possible truck recall coverup!

    Originally posted by jedi3
    Yikes yea sure American cars suck hu? At least we tell our customers about recalls! and a year after they fix all the trucks in japan they finaly make a recall in the US!
    This is why I always have said American cars are better. At least you will ALWAYS know when something has broken. But, the public mainly view recalls as unreliable vehicles.

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      Re: Toyota grilled over possible truck recall coverup!

      thats total bullshit, that why i love american automakers. soon as there is a recall they notify. they dont cover anything up

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      Originally posted by ahuhn
      so i just realized there a drawer in my room that has nothing in it but tequila, condoms and a blow up doll. cant figure out if thats a good thing or not

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        Re: Toyota grilled over possible truck recall coverup!

        where can we go to check any recalls on our 6s?
        G6 GT pontiac performance

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        • #5
          Re: Toyota grilled over possible truck recall coverup!

          Originally posted by GTG6pontiac
          where can we go to check any recalls on our 6s?

          viewforum.php?f=

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          Originally posted by ahuhn
          so i just realized there a drawer in my room that has nothing in it but tequila, condoms and a blow up doll. cant figure out if thats a good thing or not

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            Re: Toyota grilled over possible truck recall coverup!

            i used link and it said it doesnt exsist
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              Re: Toyota grilled over possible truck recall cove

              Originally posted by snowmanG6
              thats total bullshit, that why i love american automakers. soon as there is a recall they notify. they dont cover anything up
              on so many fronts

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                Re: Toyota grilled over possible truck recall coverup!

                Originally posted by GTG6pontiac
                i used link and it said it doesnt exsist



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                  Re: Toyota grilled over possible truck recall coverup!

                  Here's our section. It's on the board index.

                  viewforum.php?f=26


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                    Re: Toyota grilled over possible truck recall coverup!

                    anybody want to know my inbox is always open (unless i got lazy and it fills up ). PM me your VIN and youll know next day

                    Remember if "the" and "and" are spelled right its not a genuine Ahuhn post


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                    • #11
                      Re: Toyota grilled over possible truck recall coverup!

                      Originally posted by gwiz
                      Originally posted by jedi3
                      Yikes yea sure American cars suck hu? At least we tell our customers about recalls! and a year after they fix all the trucks in japan they finaly make a recall in the US!
                      This is why I always have said American cars are better. At least you will ALWAYS know when something has broken. But, the public mainly view recalls as unreliable vehicles.
                      ....and because something is always broken?


                      but yea i agree, that is quite appalling


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