Toyota Pays $29 Million Settlement

7:12 PM, Feb 15, 2013   |    comments
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WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) - Toyota will have to fork over a big check to 29 states and the American Samoa. 

The Japanese automaker will pay $29 million as part of a settlement for its safety recalls, and includes more than $739,000 for Virginia. 

The lawsuit claims that car company concealed defects in its vehicles that led to unintended acceleration.

Toyota also promises to deal more quickly with customer complaints.