Attorney Calls For More Toyota Recalls: 2002-2006 Camrys

Oh boy...Toyota is just in a disaster of a year aren't they? I can't turn on the news without hearing about hos Toyota is killing people with their cars. Good thing I don't own, or never have owned a Toyota I suppose at this rate. I can worry about more important things like acne treatment gel. AT first I thought it was a bit overblown, but it is really in overdrive in the media now. Everyday there is something new.

An addendum to the earlier Toyota Sudden Unintended Acceleration report shows that NHTSA allegedly excluded eight early reports of deaths linked to Toyota SUA from its official complaints, crash, injury and death counts.


The omission occurred during the first two years of the NHTSA's probe into the matter, which may have affected the recall remedy and scope of future recalls, downplaying the urgency and intensity of the situation. The new information would bring the official number of deaths related to Toyota SUA to 42.

"It is important to note that each of these eight deaths was reported to NHTSA and for whatever reason ignored," said Beasley Allen attorney Graham Esdale, who has taken the lead on these Toyota sudden unintended acceleration cases for the firm. Esdale believes the number of unreported deaths could be even higher. "It appears SRS only chose the most verifiable reports of death to include in its addendum, but Beasley Allen also is continuing to search for other deaths that are verifiable from sources other than NHTSA. Common sense would lead one to believe there are many more," he said.

"Another very important point about the eight deaths is that all involved 2002-2004 year model Camry vehicles," Esdale said. "This is important because the 2002-2006 year model Camrys have been completely ignored by Toyota in its recalls. A previously released Beasley Allen statistical analysis of NHTSA complaints shows these year model vehicles experience sudden unintended acceleration more frequently than do the recalled models. This is yet more evidence of Toyota not being forthcoming with consumers and NHTSA about the source of the problem with these vehicles," he said.