On February 8, 2010 (Japan time), a federal grand jury in the Southern District of New York  Issued a subpoena that requested Toyota and its subsidiaries to produce certain documents  related to unintended acceleration of Toyota vehicles and the braking system of the Prius. 

 

On February 19, 2010, Toyota Motor Corporation (?TMC?) and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (?TMS?), received a voluntary request and a subpoena, respectively, from the Los Angeles office of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, seeking production of certain documents including those related to unintended acceleration of Toyota  vehicles and the  company’s disclosure policies and practices. 

 

TMC and TMS intend to cooperate with the investigations and are currently preparing their responses.