Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Toyota Motor Corp.
Current Parent Company:
Toyota
Penalty:
$16,000,000
Year:
2013
Date:
April 5, 2013
Offense Group:
safety-related offenses
Primary Offense:
motor vehicle safety violation
Violation Description:
Toyota Motor Corporation agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit by the Orange County District Attorney alleging that the automaker concealed safety issues related to unintended acceleration in some vehicles.
Level of Government:
local
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Orange County (CA) District Attorney
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type:
settlement
Facility State:
California
HQ Country of Parent:
Japan
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
motor vehicles
Specific Industry of Parent:
motor vehicles
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
