Toyota halts vehicle sales over seat fire risk

Jan. 31, 2014
Toyota says seat material does not meet fire retardation standards.

Toyota Motor Corp has alerted U.S. safety officials that seat material in several vehicles, including the top-selling Camry sedan, does not meet fire retardation standards and could result in a recall and has stopped selling eight recent-model vehicles equipped with seat heaters, according to Reuters News. Read about the possible recall.

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