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Company: Toyota Motor Company
Current Parent Company: Toyota
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Penalty: $29,000,000
Year: 2013
Date: February 14, 2013
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: motor vehicle safety violation
Secondary Offense: motor vehicle safety violation
Mega-Scandal: Unintended Acceleration
Violation Description: Toyota agreed to pay $29 million to settle a multistate lawsuit alleging that it concealed safety issues related to sudden, unintended acceleration in vehicles it manufactured and sold.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: Japan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: motor vehicles
Specific Industry of Current Parent: motor vehicles
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