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Wednesday, October 10, 2012  Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 7.43 million vehicles worldwide because of a faulty power-window switch.

Thursday, April 21, 2011  Toyota recalled more than 300,000 RAV4 and Highlander vehicles Thursday so that it can fix an issue related to their airbags.

Thursday, February 24, 2011  Toyota Motor Corp. recalled 2.17 million vehicles in the United States on Thursday to address accelerator pedals that could become entrapped in floor mats or jammed in driver's side carpeting.

Thursday, August 26, 2010  Toyota is recalling more than a million Corolla sedans and Matrix hatchbacks with engines that may stall.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010  A government investigation into runaway Toyotas has found no new safety defects beyond problems with accelerator pedals that explain reports of sudden acceleration in the vehicles, according to preliminary findings released Tuesday

Wednesday, August 04, 2010  The company reports a quarterly profit of $2.2-billion and raised its full year earnings today.

Thursday, July 29, 2010  It's the latest indication that the automaker is still struggling with vehicle problems even as it works to overhaul quality control.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010  A new report suggests drivers of the speeding cars were stepping on the accelerator rather than hitting the brakes.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010  The government says unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles may have been involved in the deaths of 89 people over the past decade

Monday, April 19, 2010  Toyota Motor Corp. agreed Monday to pay a record $16.4 million fine for failing to properly notify federal authorities about a dangerous accelerator pedal defect.

Saturday, April 17, 2010  Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it was recalling 600,000 Sienna minivans sold in the United States to address potential rusting spare tire cables that could break and create a road hazard in the latest safety problem to strike the beleaguered automaker.

Tuesday, April 06, 2010  Already flooded with hundreds of private lawsuits, Toyota now faces a dilemma stemming from safety problems on several popular models: whether to accept a record $16.4 million fine that could be cast as an admission of wrongdoing, or fight the government at the cost of more bad publicity.

Monday, March 22, 2010  Some Toyota shareholders are upset over a sudden drop in the Japanese automaker's stock price and they are filing lawsuits claiming company executives deliberately misled investors and the public about the depth of accelerator problems.

Thursday, March 11, 2010  Toyota's massive recalls are bringing new scrutiny to the government's auto safety agency, prompting Congress to look at how federal safety officials have lived up to their mission of protecting motorists.

Thursday, March 04, 2010  At least 15 Toyota drivers have complained to U.S. safety officials that their cars sped up by themselves even after being fixed under recalls for sticky gas pedals or floor mat problems, according to an Associated Press analysis.