Toyota's 1st in safety recalls for 1st time
Automaker struggles as acceleration problem lingers
BY JUSTIN HYDE
FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF
Comments (38) Recommend (3) Print E-mail Letter to the editor Share Single-page viewNext Page1| 2Previous PageWASHINGTON -- In a first, Toyota led the U.S. auto industry in recalled vehicles this year, thanks to its largest safety-related problem since it began selling vehicles in the United States.
The Japanese automaker has struggled with the fallout from the recall of 4.3 million Toyota and Lexus models for unintended acceleration linked to fatal crashes.
Toyota told federal officials earlier this month it would start fixing the vehicles now, but some repairs would not be ready until March.
According to a Free Press analysis of federal data, automakers recalled 15.2 million vehicles in 2009, a sharp jump from 8.6 million in 2008.
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