Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak today wrote to James Lentz, President and Chief Operating Officer of Toyota Motor Sales, USA, regarding Toyota's repeated assertions that no electronic defects contribute to incidents of sudden unintended acceleration.  To date, the documents provided to the Committee fail to show that Toyota has systemically investigated the possibility of electronic defects.

In the letter, Chairmen Waxman and Stupak request that the company make officials who have personal knowledge of Toyota's efforts to test its vehicles available to the Committee for transcribed interviews.  In addition, the Chairmen request detailed quarterly reports on claims of sudden unintended acceleration, and detailed information on the installation of brake override systems and "black box" data.

Documents

• Letter to James Lentz