New Toyota Recalls

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Law Office of D. Hardison Wood

Toyota has announced a recall of approximately 4,500 Lexus vehicles in Japan and said it would extend that recall into the US and other countries soon.

The recall affects Toyota's luxury Lexus "LS" line and involves a computerized system that oversees how the steering wheel controls the tires. Read more

It appears the vehicles involved may have been manufactured from late August through May.The estimate for affected US cars is said to be about 4,000. Toyota has already recalled over 8 million vehicles worldwide.

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Lexus Law Suit

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Law Office of D. Hardison Wood
An interesting class action suit has been filed against Lexus USA Inc., Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. and others.  The suit was filed on behalf of owners of the ES350.  These automobiles are supposed to be equipped with sensors in the passenger side seat.  When the sensor is activated by the weight of  the passenger, the passenger airbag should engage and therefore deploy if there is a collision. This suit alleges that these sensors do not  function properly.
The suit goes on to explain that the defective vehicles are fitted with a weight sensor that gauges the weight of the person in the front passenger seat, but that these sensors have been found to be faulty.
The owners want Toyota to recall and repurchase all ES350s, refunds for those that leased the cars, each car to be refitted with a working airbag system, and compensation for any loss of value and costs owners incurred during this process.
(more here)
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