[NEWSを聞く」

最新NEWSの聞き取りをしました。トヨタが売り出している、レクサス、プリウスなどの車にaccelerator pedals不備があり、約３８０万台の所有者に「リコール」の通知を始めたとのことです。
アクセルペダルがフロアマットにひっかかり元に戻らない、などから負傷者、死者もでており、事は深刻です。
米政府の見解を載せます。
The first recall was prompted by a high-speed crash in August involving a Lexus ES350 that killed a California Highway Patrol officer and three members of his family.

The government has attributed at least five deaths and two injuries to floor mat-related unintended acceleration in the Toyota vehicles .

The carmaker and government regulators have been discussing a potential fix for several weeks.

Dealers will begin work on customers' cars in January, with the new pedals becoming available in April. Some vehicles will have brake override systems installed as a precaution.

The company said: "Toyota has and will continue to thoroughly investigate and take appropriate measures to address any defect trends that are identified."
というわけで、トヨタは現段階で危険性が指摘されるフロアマットの取り外しを急ぐよう、お客様に
知らせたことを発表したもので、車両本体の欠陥についてはまだ結論を出しておらず、まだ解決されているわけではありません。