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Jul. 23, 2010

Little-Noticed Lawsuit Offers Clues Into Toyota Steering Investigation

A little-noticed case in Los Angeles County Superior Court may shed new light on why a federal grand jury in Manhattan is now seeking documents from Toyota Motor Corp. related to defective steering relay rods in its vehicles.

By Gabe Friedman

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - A little-noticed case in Los Angeles County Superior Court may shed new light on why a federal grand jury in Manhattan is now seeking documents from Toyota Motor Corp. related to defective steering relay rods in its vehicles.

The suit, filed in February 2009, alleges that a defective steering relay column in Toyota's T-100 pickup truck - which links the steering rod ...

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