Toyota Finalizes Multi-State Settlement Over Safety Crisis
The payment, to be doled out to attorney generals of 29 states and one U.S. territory, is related to the $1.1 billion Toyota agreed to pay in December to compensate consumers who lost value on their cars due to sudden, unintended acceleration.
As part of Thursday’s deal, Toyota will also continue its rapid-response centers and quality field offices in the United States to reimburse Toyota drivers affected by its recalls for the cost of rental cars and public transportation. The move is another step by Toyota to move past its safety crisis, which began in 2009 and forced the company to recall about 16 million Toyota, Lexus and Scion vehicles sold in the United States from 1998 to 2010.
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