Toyota suspends sales, production of 8 models

06:12 PM

Toyota has told its U.S. dealers to temporarily stop selling eight models with accelerators that may stick, the AP is reporting.

The company is also suspending production of the models for one week, beginning Feb. 1. Five plants in the United States and Canada will be affected.

The models are the RAV4, Corolla, Matrix, Avalon, Camry, Highlander, Tundra and Sequoia.

"Helping ensure the safety of our customers and restoring confidence in Toyota are very important to our company," the company said in a statement. "This action is necessary until a remedy is finalized. We're making every effort to address this situation for our customers as quickly as possible."

Last week Toyota announced a recall of 2.3 million models after reports of accelerators sticking, including an accident in Texas that killed four people.

Drive On writes about the automaker's three-year effort to track the problem. http://www.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/Index

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