“Consumers should remain alert for an announcement of any recalls affecting their model,” Shaw said in his recent report on the issue. “There are many Internet sites where consumers can check if a recall has been issued for their vehicle.”
State Farm, the nation’s largest car insurance company, has discovered after a careful review of its records, that it first told federal regulators about problems with Toyota (TM) cars in 2004. The insurance giant had made earlier statements that it first reported issues with cars from the world’s No.1 vehicle manufacturer in 2007. The State Farm story was first reported by Reuters.