and elsewhere over potentially faulty accelerators, was aware of a gas
pedal flaw as early as the spring of 2007, according to industry
sources.
Saturday the potential problem with the accelerator pedal in vehicles
subject to the ongoing callback differs from a problem discovered in
2007 that caused sudden acceleration.
But industry sources have pointed out problems with a material used to make the pedal system both in 2007 and thereafter.
This raises questions about
According to documents provided by
The accelerator pedal mechanisms in a number of the pickups were
sluggish in returning to the resting position after being depressed,
Subsequent investigations by
In
Despite switching the pedal component material,
did not recall the pickup trucks as the firm believed the gas pedal
problem was something “affecting only the vehicle’s drivability, having
nothing to do with safety,” the company said.
However, in
The firm launched a probe in
The decision to embark on the recent recall,
involving more than 7.6 million units across the world — including the
2007 model of Tundra trucks — was made after analyzing complaints filed
with the company in
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