Toyota has know about issues for years and did everything they could to cover them up. Internal memos stating how much money was saved by doing so, hiring NHTSA people to fill the high paying roles of liaison to the NHTSA, etc all point to just how money grubbing and heartless this company has been.

I've never been a fan of Toyota for a whole bunch of reasons, and all this is just reinforcing my feelings. Though, admittedly, I didn't suspect them of this sort of stuff.