Massive Recall

" about how what's behind a massive recall of Toyota vehicles that car company announcing it's largest recall ever. Just a few weeks back over faulty floor mats that -- the accelerator get this now three point eight. Million Toyota and Lexus vehicles affected by it. That recall comes after a deadly crash that killed four people. In Southern California out of Washington on this story is Brian Wilson been looking -- that would be found Brian good morning."

" How do we know the tundra pickup truck is one of is big sellers it was so we -- to go after the Big Three in the big truck market. Made in San Antonio Texas it is now the number six selling truck in America but the early models of the tundra. Are starting to exhibit a problem scene and early models of its little brother the Tacoma. Some owners say the flames are rusting out the national highway transportation safety administration now conducting a probe to determine if premature rusting. Of 2002001. -- is is a safety hazard. -- been reports that in some cases spare tires have actually broken loose from rusty flames while the truck for being driven down -- away. We talked to one guy said he had a different kind of probably set the frame was so rusty that the power steering unit. -- threatening to break away and was gonna cause a big problem -- pothole in the area. Our safety organizations want the government to order a recall and are irritated that Toyota is not being more proactive about the problem take --"

" And this case where there is wrong for not notifying consumers. Because drugs is an invisible. Defects in the vehicle and often consumer doesn't know about it until something tragic happens like the frame breaks where you're going down the road."

" We contacted Toyota and they said only in this is a direct quote we are cooperating with the NHTSA. And gathering the information. Now when similar problems arose with the Tacoma Toyota agreed to extend the corrosion awarded fifteen years for certain early model units. Replacing a -- expensive -- basically yet to take the whole car apart and rebuild the flame is the very core of the vehicle. And Toyota could be faced with the prospect of buying back units that have severe -- curiosity about a -- is it the format itself brighter or is that what's but beneath it. The actual physical -- the car. In this particular we're talking about the actual frame that the entire car is built up -- And it they and this particular recall where you're looking at the format that's a very different problem is his -- above and beyond the problem that -- it is having with some of its format it's gotta -- that's a huge recall to well over three and a half million cars. Our Brian Wilson thank you -- that live in DC -- what's coming up next."