Attorney General subpoenas Toyota on acceleration cases
DETROIT (Reuters) -- Michigan's attorney general on Wednesday subpoenaed Toyota Motor Corp.'s U.S. arm for information on recent safety recalls regarding unintended acceleration.
"Michigan drivers concerned about the safety deserve answers from Toyota," said the attorney general, Mike Cox, in a statement issued by his office.
The subpoena was filed under Michigan's consumer protection act.
Toyota is cooperating with Michigan officials in answering the subpoena, Cox' office said.
In addition to information on the possible causes of unintended acceleration, the subpoena asks for information Toyota has or will turn over to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
It also seeks information regarding an accident that killed a 77-year-old Flint, Mich., woman, Guadalupe Alberto, in April 2008 while she was driving a Toyota Camry. Her family has filed suit against Toyota, claiming that she was a victim of a defective car.
Cox said his office is not taking a position on that private lawsuit.
Toyota has recalled 8.5 million vehicles worldwide since last fall in relation to floormats or sticky accelerator pedals that may cause unintended acceleration.
The Michigan subpoena seeks information regarding an accident that killed a 77-year-old Flint, Michigan., woman, Guadalupe Alberto, in April 2008 while she was driving a Toyota Camry.
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