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February 5, 2010

Toyota Considers Prius Recall as Regulators Probe Brakes
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The auto giant Toyota says it’s considering adding its hybrid Prius
model to its massive vehicle recall over safety issues. Federal
regulators have already launched a new probe into braking issues on the
Prius. Toyota has already recalled over 4.3 million issues over flaws
with its gas pedals. On Thursday, a Miami attorney became the first to
file a class-action lawsuit against Toyota since the recall began. The
attorney, John Ruiz, said Toyota hasn’t disclosed the full extent of its
safety flaws.

John Ruiz: “Here’s what Toyota is not telling people. Number one, there
are other cars they haven’t identified that have this issue. We have
people that have cars from other years and models that have sudden
acceleration and that have been involved in automobile accidents.”



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