Frequently Asked Questions
Please find below answers to frequently asked questions:
- What is the lawsuit about?
- What vehicles are included in the settlement?
- Why is this a “class action”?
- Why is there a settlement?
- How do I know whether I am part of the settlement?
- I was in an accident involving a Toyota. How does this settlement affect
me?
- I bought a vehicle that is / is not on the Subject Vehicle List. Is
my car safe to drive?
- What does the settlement provide?
- Why are the money payments to certain former owners or lessors and
residual value insurers limited to the time period of September 1, 2009 through
December 31, 2010?
- I am a Settlement Class Member. When will I receive my Settlement
Benefit?
- What are my options?
- What am I giving up in exchange for the settlement benefits?
- Can I exclude myself from the settlement, and if so, what happens?
- If I don’t exclude myself, can I sue later?
- How do I get out of the settlement?
- Do I have a lawyer in the case?
- How will the lawyers be paid?
- How do I tell the Court if I don’t like the settlement?
- What is the difference between objecting to and excluding myself from
the settlement?
- When and where will the Court decide whether to give final approval
to the settlement?
- Do I have to attend the hearing?
- May I speak at the hearing?
- When will the settlement be final?
- When will I receive Notice?
- Will my Corolla Matrix be eligible to have the Brake Override System installed?
- How can I get more information on the previously offered installation of the Brake Override System?
- What is the lawsuit about?
The plaintiffs allege that certain vehicles manufactured by the Defendants (Toyota
Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. together (“Toyota”)) equipped
with electronic throttle control systems (“ETCS”) are defective and can experience
acceleration that is unintended by the driver. As a result, the lawsuit pursues
claims for breach of warranties, unjust enrichment, and violations of various state
consumer protection statutes, among other claims.
Toyota denies that it has violated any law, denies that it engaged in any wrongdoing,
and denies that there is any defect in its ETCS. The parties agreed to resolve these
matters before these issues were decided by the Court.
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- What vehicles are included in the settlement?
The following Toyota, Lexus, and Scion vehicles (called the “Subject Vehicles”)
equipped or installed with an electronic throttle control system distributed for
sale or lease in the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and all
other United States territories and/or possessions are included:
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Toyota
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Model
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Model Years
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4Runner
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2001-2010
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Avalon
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2005-2010
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Camry
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2002-2010
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CamryHV
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2007-2010
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Camry Solara (2AZ)
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2002-2008
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Camry Solara (except 2AZ)
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2004-2008
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Celica (2ZZ)
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2003-2005
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Corolla (except 2ZZ)
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2005-2010
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Corolla Matrix (except 1ZZ 4WD, 2ZZ)
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2005-2010
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FJ Cruiser
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2007-2010
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Highlander
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2004-2010
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HighlanderHV
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2006-2010
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Land Cruiser
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1998-2010
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Prius
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2001-2010
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RAV4
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2004-2010
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Sequoia
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2001-2010
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Sienna
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2004-2010
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Spyder (MR2) SMT
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2001-2005
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Supra (2JZ-GE)
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1998
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Tacoma (5VZ w/ETCS-i)
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2003-2004
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Tacoma
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2005-2010
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Tundra (except 5VZ)
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2000-2010
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Tundra (5VZ)
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2003-2004
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Venza
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2009-2010
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Yaris Hatchback (Puerto Rico only)
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2006
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Yaris
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2007-2010
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Lexus
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Model
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Model Years
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ES
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2002-2010
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GS
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1998-2010
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GS HV
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2007-2010
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GX
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2003-2010
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HS
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2010
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IS
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2001-2010
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LS
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1998-2010
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LS HV
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2008-2010
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LX
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1998-2010
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RX
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2004-2010
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RX HV
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2006-2008, 2010
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SC
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1998-2000, 2002-2010
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Scion
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Model
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Model Years
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xB
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2008-2010
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xD
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2008-2010
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tC
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2005-2010
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- Why is this a “class action”?
In a class action, people called “Class Representatives” sue on behalf of other
people who have similar claims. All of these people together are the “Class” or
“Class Members” if the Court approves this procedure. Then, that Court resolves
the issues for all Class Members, except for those who exclude themselves from the
Class.
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- Why is there a settlement?
Both sides in the lawsuit agreed to a settlement to avoid the cost and risk of further
litigation, including a potential trial, and so that the Class Members can get benefits,
in exchange for releasing Toyota from liability. The settlement does not mean that
Toyota broke any laws and/or did anything wrong, and the Court did not decide which
side was right. The settlement here has been preliminarily approved by the Court.
The Class Representatives and the lawyers representing them (called “Class Counsel”)
believe that the settlement is in the best interests of all Class Members.
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- How do I know whether I am part of the settlement?
You are part of the settlement if you are a person, entity or organization who,
at any time before December 28, 2012, own or owned, purchase(d), lease(d) and/or
insure(d) the residual value as a Residual Value Insurer of a Subject Vehicle equipped
or installed with an ETCS distributed for sale or lease in any of the fifty States,
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and all other United States territories and/or
possessions. This is called the “Class.”
Please note that, if you are a Class Member, you do not need to currently own, lease
or insure, as a Residual Value Insurer, the residual value of a Subject Vehicle
to be part of the settlement.
The following are excluded from the Class: (a) Toyota, their officers, directors
and employees; their affiliates and affiliates’ officers, directors and employees;
their distributors and distributors’ officers, directors and employees; and Toyota
Dealers and Toyota Dealers’ officers and directors; (b) Plaintiffs’ Class Counsel,
Allocation Counsel and their employees; (c) judicial officers and their immediate
family members and associated court staff assigned to this case; and (d) persons
or entities who or which timely and properly exclude themselves from the Class.
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- I was in an accident involving a Toyota. How does this settlement
affect me?
If you are a class member and the court gives final approval to the settlement,
you will not release claims for personal injury, wrongful death or actual physical
property damage arising from an accident involving a Subject Vehicle as part of
this settlement. Please review the actual language contained in the Settlement Agreement
at Section VI, which is available under the Case Documents tab. If you have any
questions, you can talk to one of the lawyers listed in Question 16 or talk to your
own lawyer at your own expense.
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- I bought a vehicle that is / is not on the Subject Vehicle List.
Is my car safe to drive?
Toyota assures that its vehicles are safe.
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- What does the settlement provide?
The benefits available to Class Members are listed below.
A. Money payment to certain former owners or lessors and residual value insurers.
If the settlement is finally approved (including any appeals resolved in favor of
the settlement), Toyota will pay $250 million into a fund for distribution to eligible
Class Members who: (a) sold a Subject Vehicle during the period September 1, 2009
to December 31, 2010, inclusive; (b) returned a Subject Vehicle before the lease
termination date during the period September 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010, inclusive;
or (c) insured and/or guaranteed the residual value of a Subject Vehicle as of September
1, 2009, and with respect to such Subject Vehicle, thereafter either made payment
to an insured, or sold the Subject Vehicle, provided such payment or sale was made
by a Residual Value Insurer on or before December 31, 2010; or (d) returned a leased
Subject Vehicle before the lease termination date after having reported an alleged
unintended acceleration event(s) to Toyota, an authorized Toyota Dealer or the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), before December 1, 2012; or (e)
had a Subject Vehicle that was declared a total loss by an insurer during the period
from September 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010, inclusive.
Payments in this category will depend on the make, model, and model year of the
Subject Vehicle, when the Subject Vehicle was sold or returned, the state in which
the Class Member resides, the number of claims submitted, and other adjustments
and deductions.
If the fund amount is insufficient to cover all claims, payments will be reduced
on a pro-rata basis.
Important: In order to receive money from this fund, eligible Class Members
must complete and submit the proper Claim Form by July 29, 2013. But note that deadlines
can change, so please check the settlement website, or contact the Settlement Administrator,
for any updates.
If you are an eligible Class Member, you will have the ability to complete and submit
a Claim Form electronically on this website before the deadline.
B. Brake Override System installation.
If the settlement is finally approved, Class Members who currently own or lease
certain Subject Vehicles specified below may have a brake override system installed
on their vehicle at no cost to them. The brake override system will automatically
reduce engine power when the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal are applied simultaneously
under certain driving conditions. Toyota will begin to offer this benefit over time,
beginning after final approval by the Court.
If you are eligible for this benefit, to take advantage of it, you will need only
take your vehicle to a Toyota/Lexus/Scion authorized dealer. This benefit is available
for two years from the date Toyota gives notice on this website that the brake override
system is available for a particular eligible Subject Vehicle – so please check
this website regularly for updates. You must still own or lease and possess your
vehicle at the time you seek the brake override system. However, this benefit will
be automatically transferred with the eligible Subject Vehicle. Inoperable vehicles
and vehicles with a salvaged, rebuilt or flood-damaged title are not eligible to
receive a brake override system.
If the settlement is approved, the following non-hybrid models equipped with ETCS
are eligible for a brake override system as part of this settlement:
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Toyota Models
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Model Years
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4Runner
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2003-2009
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Corolla
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2009-2010
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Corolla Matrix
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2009-2010
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Highlander
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2008-2010
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Land Cruiser
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2008-2010
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RAV4
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2006-2010
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Tundra
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2007-2010
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Lexus Models
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Model Years
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LX
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2008-2010
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RX
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2010
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In addition, Toyota previously offered to install a brake override system on the following non-hybrid models equipped with ETCS;
these models remain eligible to receive this brake override system without any deadline* if you did not previously have it installed.
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Toyota Models
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Model Years
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Avalon
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2005-2010
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Camry
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2007-2010
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Sequoia
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2008-2010
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Tacoma
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2005-2010
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Venza
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2009-2010
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Lexus Models
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Model Years
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ES
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2007-2010
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IS
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2006-2010
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IS-F
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2008-2010
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In addition, hybrid Subject Vehicles already have something called Parts Protection
Logic that, among other things, performs a similar function as a brake override
system.
*Toyota will continue to install BOS on Sequoia vehicles that have not yet received BOS,
up to the end-date of the current Sequoia limited service campaign of October 31, 2013.
C. Money payment to eligible current owners and lessees in lieu of offer of Brake
Override System installation.
If the settlement is finally approved (including any appeals resolved in favor of
the settlement), Toyota will pay $250 million into a fund for distribution to eligible
Class Members who still own or lease their Subject Vehicles, unless (a) their Subject
Vehicle is a hybrid vehicle; (b) they already actually received a brake override
system installation on their Subject Vehicle; or (c) they are eligible for the brake
override system on their Subject Vehicles described above in section B. This fund
will be distributed according to the Plan of Allocation, which is available on this
website under the Case Documents tab. Eligible Class Members’ payments may range
from $37 to $125, depending on the state in which the Class Member resides, the
number of claims submitted, and other adjustments and deductions. It is possible
that payments will be lower, however, or may be higher, depending upon the number
of Claims submitted and other factors, but in no event will exceed $125.
If the fund amount is insufficient to cover all claims, payments will be reduced
on a pro-rata basis.
Important: In order to receive money from this fund, eligible Class Members
must complete and submit the proper Claim Form by July 29, 2013. But note that deadlines
can change, so please check the settlement website, or contact the Settlement Administrator,
for any updates.
If you are an eligible Class Member, you will have the ability to complete and submit
a Claim Form electronically on this website before the deadline.
Amount of class member payments in lieu of Brake Override System:
The amount of an Eligible Class Members’ payments will range from $37 to $125, depending
on whether the Class Member resides in a Manifestation, Non-Manifestation or Unclear
state as well as other factors.
- Non-Manifestation States:The anticipated payment for qualifying vehicles
in Non-Manifestation states is $125. The following statement defines the Non-Manifestation
states: You purchased, leased, registered, or insured the residual value of the
Subject Vehicle, or now reside in one of the following states:
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Alaska
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Arizona
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California
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Connecticut
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Hawaii
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Idaho
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Illinois
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Iowa
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Kansas
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Kentucky
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Louisiana
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Maine
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Maryland
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Massachusetts
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Michigan
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Minnesota
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Missouri
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Montana
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Nebraska
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Nevada
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New Jersey
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New Mexico
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New York*
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Ohio
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Oklahoma
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Oregon
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Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
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South Dakota
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Tennessee
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Texas
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Vermont
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Washington
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West Virginia
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*Only if Subject Vehicle was sold during the period Sept. 1, 2009 through Dec.
31, 2010
- Manifestation States: The anticipated payment for qualifying vehicles in
Manifestation states is $37.50. The following statement defines the Manifestation
states: You purchased, leased, registered, or insured the residual value of the
Subject Vehicle, or now reside in one of the following states:
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Arkansas
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Dist. of Columbia
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Indiana
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Mississippi
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New Hampshire
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North Carolina
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North Dakota
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South Carolina
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Utah
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Wisconsin
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- Unclear States: The anticipated payment for qualifying vehicles in Unclear
states is $87.50. The following statement defines the Unclear states: You purchased,
leased, registered, or insured the residual value of the Subject Vehicle, or now
reside in one of the following states:
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Alabama
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Colorado
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Delaware
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Florida
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Georgia
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New York**
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Virginia
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Wyoming
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Puerto Rico
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US Virgin Islands
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Guam
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Mariana Islands
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**Only if Subject Vehicle not sold during the period Sept. 1, 2009 through December
31, 2010
The settlement fund will be distributed according to the plan of allocation. Other
factors that may impact the payment amount that Eligible Class Members receive,
including the number of claims submitted as well as other adjustments and deductions.
It is possible that payments will be lower, however, or may be higher, depending
upon the number of Claims submitted and other factors, but in no event will exceed
$125. If the fund amount is insufficient to cover all claims, payments will be reduced
on a pro-rata basis.
D. Customer Support Program
If the settlement is finally approved, for Class Members who still possess their
Subject Vehicles, Toyota will implement a Customer Support Program that will stand
by the reliability of the vehicles by providing prospective coverage for repairs
and adjustments needed to correct defects in materials or workmanship in certain
parts associated with the vehicle’s operation at no cost to the owner or lessee
if any of those parts fail, break, or malfunction. The Customer Support Program
will last for ten (10) years after the expiration of any existing warranty for each
of the covered parts, subject to a maximum limit of 150,000 miles, except that each
eligible vehicle will receive no less than three (3) years of coverage from the
date of final settlement approval (regardless of when the underlying warranty expires
and your vehicle’s mileage), if the Court finally approves the settlement. The covered
parts are the: (i) engine control module; (ii) cruise control switch; (iii) accelerator
pedal assembly; (iv) stop lamp switch; and (v) throttle body assembly. The Customer
Support Program is transferable with the Subject Vehicle. Inoperable vehicles and
vehicles with a salvaged, rebuilt or flood-damaged title are not eligible for the
Customer Support Program.
If you are a Class Member who is eligible for the Customer Support Program, you
need not take any action in order to be eligible to participate in the Customer
Support Program. If a covered part fails, breaks, or malfunctions due to a defect
in materials or workmanship from the date of final approval through the end of the
Customer Service Program, you should take your vehicle to a Toyota/Lexus/Scion authorized
dealer for repair or adjustment under the Customer Support Program.
E. Automobile safety research and education payment
If the settlement is finally approved (including any appeals resolved in favor of
the settlement), Toyota will pay $30,000,000 to fund automobile safety research
and education related to issues in the lawsuit. Toyota’s payment will be divided
between contributions to university-based automobile/transportation research and
an education/information program for automobile drivers. Contributions to the university
programs will be for the purposes of researching issues to develop advances in active
safety features, vehicle control and driver attention. The education/information
program will consist of an education campaign focused on driver safety. If amounts
remain from the other cash portions of the settlement, any future money contributed
to research and education programs will be divided for the same purposes as outlined
above.
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- Why are the money payments to certain former owners or lessors and
residual value insurers limited to the time period of September 1, 2009 through
December 31, 2010?
The money payments to eligible former owners or lessors and residual value insurers
are intended to address what Plaintiffs allege was a period of diminished value
of the Subject Vehicles, due to reports and media coverage of alleged unintended
acceleration events. Plaintiffs’ expert witness in the lawsuit identified the period
September 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010 as a period in which the Subject Vehicles may have suffered a loss in value due to publicity associated with certain Subject Vehicles.
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- I am a Settlement Class Member. When will I receive my Settlement
Benefit?
Settlement Benefits will be provided only if the Court finally approves the Settlement
and, for some benefits, only after any appeal period expires or any appeals are
resolved in favor of the settlement. The date for the Court’s final decision has
not yet been scheduled, so please check this website periodically for further updates
regarding the settlement.
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- What are my options?
If you are a Class Member, your options are:
FILE A CLAIM FORM(S). This
is the only way that you can get monetary benefits for which you may be eligible.
This website provides the ability for eligible Class Members to file a claim online
by clicking File A Claim above
OBJECT. Write to the Court about why you don’t like the proposed
settlement.
EXCLUDE YOURSELF. Ask to get out (“opt out”) of the proposed settlement.
If you do this, you are not entitled to certain settlement benefits, but you keep
your right to sue Toyota about the issues in the lawsuit.
APPEAR IN THE LAWSUIT OR ATTEND THE FAIRNESS HEARING. You are
not required to appear in the lawsuit in order to participate in the proposed settlement,
but you may enter an appearance on your own or through your own lawyer in addition
to filing an objection if you do not opt out. You can also ask to speak in Court
at the Fairness Hearing about the proposed settlement.
DO NOTHING. You may not receive certain settlement benefits that you may
otherwise be eligible for, and you give up the right to sue Toyota about the issues
in the lawsuit.
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- What am I giving up in exchange for the settlement benefits?
If the settlement becomes final, Class Members who do not exclude themselves from
the Class will release Toyota from liability and will not be able to sue Toyota
about the issues in the lawsuit. The
Settlement Agreement at section VI describes the released claims in necessary
legal terminology, so read it carefully.
You can talk to one of the lawyers listed below for free or you
can, of course, talk to your own lawyer at your own expense if you have questions
about the released claims or what they mean.
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- Can I exclude myself from the settlement, and if so, what happens?
If you want to keep the right to sue or continue to sue Toyota over the legal issues
in the lawsuit, then you must take steps to get out of this settlement. This is
called asking to be excluded from the Class, also referred to as “opting out” of
the Class.
If you exclude yourself, you cannot get settlement benefits. But, if you timely
and properly request exclusion, the settlement will not prevent you from suing,
continuing to sue or remaining or becoming part of a different lawsuit against Toyota
in the future about the issues in the lawsuit. If you exclude yourself, you will
not be bound by anything that happens in this lawsuit and you may not object to
the settlement of the Class.
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- If I don’t exclude myself, can I sue later?
No. Unless you exclude yourself, you give up the right to sue Toyota for the claims
resolved by this settlement. If the settlement is finally approved, you will be
permanently enjoined and barred from initiating or continuing any lawsuit or other
proceeding against Toyota about the issues in the lawsuit.
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- How do I get out of the settlement?
To exclude yourself from the settlement, you must send a letter by mail saying that
you want to be excluded from the settlement in In re: Toyota Motor Corp. Unintended
Acceleration Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation
and mention the case number (No. 8:10ML2151 JVS (FMOx)). In the letter, you must
include your name, address, year, make, model, and VIN number of your vehicle, your
telephone number, and your signature. You can’t ask to be excluded over the phone
or on this website. You must mail your exclusion request postmarked no later than
May 13, 2013 to:
Toyota Economic Loss Settlement Administrator
c/o Gilardi & Co. LLC
P.O. Box 8090
San Rafael, CA 94912-8090
Your exclusion request must be postmarked no later than May 13, 2013 to be
considered by the Court. The deadlines found on this website may be changed by the
Court. Please check this website regularly for updates regarding the settlement.
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- Do I have a lawyer in the case?
Yes. The Court has appointed lawyers to represent you and other Class Members. These
lawyers are called “Class Counsel”: Steve W. Berman at Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro
LLP; Marc M. Seltzer at Susman Godfrey LLP; and Frank M. Pitre at Cotchett, Pitre
& McCarthy. You will not be charged for these lawyers. If you want to be represented
by another lawyer, you may hire one to appear in Court for you at your own expense.
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- How will the lawyers be paid?
Class Counsel will ask the Court for attorneys’ fees not to exceed $200 million,
plus up to an additional $27 million in costs and expenses. These fees and expenses
will go to the multiple plaintiffs’ firms and approximately 85 attorneys who worked
on the litigation. Class Counsel will ask for payments to each of the 25 Plaintiffs
and Class Representatives of $100 per hour, with a minimum of $2,000 award, for
their time invested in connection with the Actions. The Court may award less than
these amounts. If the Court awards less than the amounts requested for attorneys’
fees and costs, Toyota agrees to pay the remainder to the automobile safety research
and education fund. Toyota will separately make the payments that the Court orders
up to the amounts identified in this paragraph after the settlement is finally approved
(including any appeals resolved in favor of the settlement). These payments will
not reduce the value of the settlement benefits made available to Class Members.
Toyota will also separately pay these attorneys’ fees and expenses and also will
pay the costs to provide notice of and to administer the settlement, subject to
potential reimbursement of these costs pursuant to the terms of the settlement.
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- How do I tell the Court if I don’t like the settlement?
If you are a Class Member, and you don’t exclude yourself from the Class, you can
object to the settlement if you don’t like some part of it. You can give reasons
why you think the Court should not approve it.
To object, you must send a written objection saying that you object to the settlement
in In re: Toyota Motor Corp. Unintended Acceleration Marketing, Sales Practices,
and Products Liability Litigation, Case No. 8:10ML2151 JVS (FMOx) to Class
Counsel and Toyota’s Counsel at the addresses below so that the objection is received
by Class Counsel and Toyota’s Counsel no later than May 13, 2013. To have
your objection considered by the Court, you must also file the objection with the
Clerk of Court (identified below) so that it is received and filed no later than
May 13, 2013.
In your objection, you must provide the specific reason for your objection (including
any legal support), any evidence or other information you wish to rely on, a statement
of whether you intend to appear at the fairness hearing (discussed below), a list
of the Subject Vehicles to which your objection applies (including VIN number, and
the make and model of each vehicle), your name, address, telephone number, your
signature, and proof of purchase, ownership and/or lease of a Subject Vehicle.
Clerk of Court
United States District Court
Central District of California
411 West Fourth Street, Room 1053
Santa Ana, CA 92701-4516
Class Counsel
Steve W. Berman
Hagens Berman Sobol & Shapiro LLP
1918 Eighth Ave., Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98101
Toyota’s Counsel
John P. Hooper
Reed Smith
599 Lexington Avenue
22nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
J. Gordon Cooney, Jr.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921
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- What is the difference between objecting to and excluding myself
from the settlement?
Excluding yourself is telling the Court that you don’t want to be part of the Class.
If you exclude yourself, you have no basis to object because the settlement no longer
affects you. Objecting is telling the Court that you don’t like something about
the settlement. You can object only if you stay in the Class.
If you are a Class Member and you do nothing, you will remain a Class Member and
all of the Court’s orders will apply to you, you will be eligible for the settlement
benefits described above as long as you satisfy the conditions for receiving each
benefit, and you will not be able to sue Toyota over the issues in the lawsuit.
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- When and where will the Court decide whether to give final approval
to the settlement?
The Court will hold a Fairness Hearing at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, June 14, 2013
at the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and United States District Court, Central
District of California, 411 West Fourth Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
At this hearing, the Court will consider whether the settlement is fair, reasonable,
and adequate. If there are objections, the Court will consider them. The Court will
only listen to people who have timely asked to speak at the hearing. After the hearing,
the Court will decide whether to grant final approval the settlement, and, if so,
how much to pay the lawyers representing Class Members.
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- Do I have to attend the hearing?
No. Class Counsel will answer any questions the Court may have. But you are welcome
to come at your own expense. If you send an objection, you don’t have to come to
Court to talk about it – but you can if you provide advance notice of your intention
to appear. As long as you filed a written objection with all of the required information
on time with the Court and delivered it on time to Class Counsel and Toyota’s Counsel,
the Court will consider it. You may also pay another lawyer to attend, but it is
not required.
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- May I speak at the hearing?
You or your attorney may ask the Court for permission to speak at the Fairness Hearing.
To do so, you must send a letter saying that it is your “Notice of Intent to Appear
in In re: Toyota Motor Corp. Unintended Acceleration Marketing, Sales Practices,
and Products Liability Litigation” to Class Counsel and
Toyota’s Counsel identified above so that they receive it no later than
May 13, 2013.
You must also file the document with the Clerk of Court so that it is received and
filed no later than May 13, 2013. You must include your name, address, telephone
number, the make and model and VIN number of your vehicle, and your signature. Anyone
who has requested permission to speak must be present at the start of the Fairness
hearing at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, June 14, 2013. You cannot speak at the hearing
if you excluded yourself from the Class.
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- When will the settlement be final?
The settlement will not be final unless and until the Court grants final approval
of the settlement at or after the Fairness Hearing and after any appeals are resolved
in favor of the settlement. Please be patient and check this website identified
in this Notice regularly. Please do not contact Toyota, Lexus, and/or Scion dealers
as the Court has ordered that all questions be directed to the Class Action Settlement
Administrator.
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- When will I receive Notice?
The Court has ordered that notice shall commence no later than March 1, 2013. The
Settlement Administrator will actually begin mailing notices to approximately 20
million current and former Toyota owners on or about February 11, 2013. Because
of the large volume, the mailing will continue on a rolling basis for approximately
eight weeks, through the end of March 2013. Per the Court's order, the mailings
should be substantially completed by March 29, 2013. Thus we ask that you please
be patient as it may take several weeks for your notice to arrive in the mail. Also,
the notices – and other important information and deadlines – are available on the
website, so if you did not receive a notice, please check the website.
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- Will my Corolla Matrix be eligible to have the Brake Override System installed?
The 2009 and 2010 Corolla Matrix will be eligible to have the Brake Override System installed if the Court grants Final Approval to the Settlement.
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- How can I get more information on the previously offered installation of the Brake Override System?
For those Subject Vehicles where the Brake Override System was previously offered, please note that if you have had the recall remedy (related to the potential for an incompatible or unsecured floor mat to interfere with the accelerator pedal) performed already, you probably have already had the Brake Override System installed. The previous offer of the Brake Override System was made contemporaneously with a prior service campaign:
* Campaign 90L (that's 9-zero-L) for Avalon, Camry, Tacoma and Venza (in the referenced model years);
* Campaign A0K [that's A-zero-K] for Sequoia (in the referenced model years);
* Campaign 9LG for ES, IS and IS-F (in the referenced model years).
Also, certain late-production model year 2010 (only) vehicles listed above received the Brake Override System technology at the factory.
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