Toyota in trouble

In the midst of a recall scandal million Toyota vehicles due to defective gas pedal portal Bloomberg announced that during the past years, Toyota may have influenced the suspension of at least four investigations of uncontrolled acceleration with the help of their employees who previously worked in the government's right regulatory body for the safety of the vehicle. Toyota fraud NHTSA and NHTSA has deceived itself. 'Such enabled influence on the decisions people Toytinih agencies NHTSA has already prompted criticism about how they generally treat deficiencies by Toyota models, including Lexus, which is considered responsible for 19 deaths between the 2004th and 2009. The team will soon address the issue of three U.S. congressional committees that have already been put on the agenda of the hearing in connection with pull back Toyota vehicles.

Specifically, the Ministry of Transport of the United States, NHTSA and Toyota have received a request to the 24th February appearance before the Board for oversight and government reform in the House of Representatives on 25 February before the Board for the energy and commerce in which to discuss these issues. Senate Commerce Committee plans a hearing 2nd March. The core problem is the question of whether Toyota quickly enough informed regulators that there is a problem and that the government quickly enough to investigate and react, "said one of the representatives of the Board. Called the Toyota President Akio Toyoda to appear before the Senate, and Senator Issa said he fully supports the issuing of binding orders (subpoene) in the event that Toyota is prepared to cooperate.

Specifically, Bloomberg cites documents that show that Christopher Tinto, Toyota's charge for regulatory affairs in the Washington office of the company, and his associate Christopher Santucci managed to convince the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to limit the investigation of models of Camrys and Solaras in 2002. and 2003. year.

Both Christopher in the Toyota and came directly from government agencies, the first 1994th and the other 2003rd year. In fact, they went to see the documents from one court case in Michigan, which indicate that these employees of Toyota may influence a decision of the agency that is investigating several complaints about the owner of Toyota vehicles, including a complaint with the accelerator. Namely, in the period between the 2003rd and 2010. agency has launched eight investigations in connection with allegations of uncontrolled acceleration in Toyota vehicles. Three investigations have been completed by pulling the vehicle floor mat, and five of them suspended, meaning that NHTSA had not found evidence of shortcomings. However, the question of whether you Toyota people, thanks to his previous work, influenced such decisions for the traffic safety agency opened to many razinama. Such all manufacturerscars employ people who are dealing with issues of regulation that is responsible agency NHTSA, Toyota perhaps the only large company that has hired people directly from the agency itself. However, there are no obligations to the former employees of such body some time not to work for companies that had previously been responsible. Joan Claybrook, a lawyer specializing in the safety of motor vehicles who worked in the NHTSA during the Carter administration, said:

The core problem is the question of whether Toyota quickly enough informed regulators that there is a problem and that the government quickly enough to investigate and react, "said one of the representatives of the Board. Called the Toyota President Akio Toyoda to appear before the Senate, and Senator Issa said he fully supports the issuing of binding orders (subpoene) in the event that Toyota is prepared to cooperate.