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Zip ties not good enough for the NHTSA; Toyota might replace gas pedals

Submitted by Danny on November 17, 2009 - 3:55pm.

Looks like Toyota's $0.05 solution to fixing the "sudden acceleration" issue with many of their models, including the 2004-2009 Prius, does not quite fly with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). According to a report in Reuters, Toyota is meeting the US government's demands to replace gas pedals in all effected models.

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