Monday, March 24, 2014

Judge puts Toyota on probation for 3 years

A federal judge in New York accepted for the $1.2-billion penalty that ends the criminal investigation of Toyota over sudden acceleration in its vehicles and, in essence, put the company on three-year probation.

U.S. District Judge William Pauley III referred to Toyota as having created a "reprehensible picture of corporate misconduct" in the way it handled the cases, the Associated Press reports. Toyota admits it deceived regulators about sticky accelerators and floor mats that can jam under pedals.

As part of the "deferred prosecution agreement," Toyota will be closely watched until March, 2017. If there are any further instances safety flaws being covered up, the case gets reopened.

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Most of the questions were about Toyota's recall issuesTony Raasch, 30, stands with a Toyota Corolla that was involved in an accident in this 2010 file photo from Hales Corners, Wis. He says his gas pedal stuck when he tried to brake to avoid another car.Television cameramen look on as a 2008 Toyota Prius' brakes are tested after a news conference in 2010. At the time, there were allegations of unintended acceleration in the Prius, which Toyota denied. The allegations were never proven.Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda reacts during a press conference in Tokyo.Toyota models that have been withdrawn for sale, identified by stickers on the windshield or by a single windshield wiper pointing skyward, when they were taken off sale for sticky accelerators, seen here at a storage lot for Keyes Toyota in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles in 2010At one point, Toyota ran newspaper ads to explain why it had stopped selling many models until they could be repaired under recall
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