Energy & Commerce Committee Requests More Information on Toyota Recall

It is clear the House Energy & Commerce Committee, Chaired by Henry Waxman is concerned about conflicts between statements made by Toyota officials to committee staff last week and comments made by Chief of American sales, James Lentz, on The Today Show. Toyota officials claimed it was very difficult to tell what had caused the unexplained acceleration events, though it was clear enough some events had been caused by floor mats getting into the wrong position. Lentz, however, stated Toyota was now confident the problem had been identified. The letter by the committee to Mr. Lentz states the matter clearly.

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