• ifukkedurbich@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I remember Toyota doing this back when the accelerator recall. Only a handful of models were affected, and only I believe 2 people died. Instead of recalling just the affected models, they recalled several million, just to be sure. Meanwhile, Chevy had to be forced to recall a bunch of cars when the Chevy Cruze was having issues with the steering wheels falling off. Or when the rear axle of the Ford Windstar would spontaneously collapse, possibly resulting in a rollover.

    • idontremembermyoldus@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I remember Toyota doing this back when the accelerator recall. Only a handful of models were affected, and only I believe 2 people died. Instead of recalling just the affected models, they recalled several million, just to be sure.

      You have a very selective memory. Toyota absolutely claimed there was nothing wrong with their vehicles, and only issued a recall after being forced to by the feds. They had to be dragged kicking and screaming the entire way.

      They also settled a lawsuit for over a billion dollars in 2014 to avoid prosecution for covering up the defect in the first place.