Toyota announced a major recall of 3.8 million floor mats. Yes, you read that right – floor mats. And it’s the largest vehicle recall in Toyota Motors history!
What’s the danger? The accelerator could get stuck on the floor mat and make it difficult to stop the vehicle.
Here’s a video discussing this historic recall by Toyota…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obf5GcP0xyo
Toyota is continuing to work with officials with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to find a remedy for the floor mat problem.
"This is an urgent matter," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "For everyone’s sake, we strongly urge owners of these vehicles to remove mats or other obstacles that could lead to unintended acceleration," according to the Huffington Post.
As an injury lawyer who regularly represents people seriously hurt in car accidents, I’m glad Toyota is taking the appropriate steps to remove this potential safety risk from their vehicles.
The recall affects the 2007-2010 Toyota Camry, 2005-2010 Toyota Avalon, 2004-2009 Toyota Prius, 2005-2010 Tacoma, 2007-2010 Toyota Tundra, 2007-2010 Lexus ES350 and 2006-2010 Lexus IS250 and IS350, according to the AP.
In August, an off-duty state trooper in California and three members of his family were killed in San Diego in a crash. Prior to the crash, a passenger in the car called 911 and told dispatchers that the accelerator was stuck and the car had reached 120 miles per hour, according to Reuters. They were in a 2009 Lexus ES350.
People are used to hearing about brake problems, airbag malfunctions, and problems of that sort. This floor mat recall goes to show any item in a car can be hazardous, and deadly.
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Rick Shapiro has practiced personal injury law for over 30 years in Virginia, North Carolina, and throughout the Southeastern United States. He is a Board-Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (ABA Accredited) and has litigated injury cases throughout the eastern United States, including wrongful death, trucking, faulty products, railroad, and medical negligence claims. During his three-decade career, Shapiro has won client appeals before the VA Supreme Court, VA Court of Appeals, NC Supreme Court, SC Supreme Court, WV Supreme Court, TN Supreme Court, and three times before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, underscoring Shapiro’s trial achievements. In addition, he and his law firm have won settlements/verdicts in excess of $100 million. His success in and out of the courtroom is a big reason why he was named 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” in railroad law in U.S. News & World Report's Best Lawyers publication (Norfolk, VA area), and he has been named a “Best Lawyer” and “Super Lawyer” by those peer-reviewed organizations for multiple years. Rick was also named a “Leader in the Law, Class of 2022” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly (total of 33 statewide honorees consisting of lawyers and judges across Virginia). And in September 2023, Rick was selected as a recipient of the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) 2023 President’s Award. Although many nominations were submitted from across the country, Rick was just one of eight attorneys chosen by the prestigious National Board which certifies civil trial attorneys across the U.S. Rick was also recently named to Virginia Lawyers Weekly 2024 Virginia’s Go To Lawyers Medical Malpractice. The attorneys awarded this honor are nominated by their colleagues and chosen by a panel from the publication.
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