The nation's largest auto insurer said Tuesday it alerted federal
safety regulators in late 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpected
acceleration in Toyota vehicles, the latest warning sign to emerge
about the massive recall.
State Farm insurance said it noticed an uptick in reports of
unwanted acceleration in Toyotas from its large customer database and
warned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in late 2007.
NHTSA officials said the report was reviewed and the agency issued a
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