Concerned that regulators are dismissing electronic problems in Toyota vehicles, an auto safety firm said Tuesday that it has sued the federal government to get records of its investigation into the unintended acceleration of a Prius last year.
The lawsuit by the firm, Safety Research and Strategies, said that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was withholding documents and videos that may depict an acceleration incident caused by electronic systems in a Prius instead of the floor mats or pedals covered by Toyota recalls. The suit seeks transcripts, recordings, photographs and videos generated by a visit of federal investigators to the home of a government official who had complained about sudden acceleration of his own Prius.
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