The governent has increased its estimate of how many deaths may have been caused by the sudden acceleration of Toyota cars, to 89 from 52 fatalities.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday said that its gotten more than 6,200 complaints regarding the Toyota acceleration issue from 2000 to mid-May.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/26/business/26toyota.html
The report now puts the suspected death toll at 89, with injuries to 57 people. Before, just 52 deaths had been considered to be possibly caused by the acceleration issue.
In response to the NHTSA’s announcement, Toyota put out its own statement.
“Toyota sympathizes with the individuals and families involved in any accident involving out vehicles,” the automaker said. “Our vehicles are safe, and and we remain committed to investigating reported incidents of unintended acceleration in our vehicles quickly.”
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-25/toyota-sudden-acceleration-may-be-tied-to-89-deaths-update1-.html
