TORONTO --Toyota Canada is offering to install new protection software on three more vehicles, on Tuesday adding the Tacoma, Venza and Sequoia to a list of cars and trucks eligible for a brake override system intended to protect against brake or accelerator pedal problems.
The move is part of an enduring attempt by Toyota to resolve its tattered public image, but analysts questioned whether the move could backfire.
"Toyota's got to be very careful," said Tony Faria, co-director of the automotive research centre at the University of Windsor.
"Almost anything they do is going to get media attention, and while they're going to try and organize what they're doing, the way the actions they take are interpreted are not necessarily always going to be the way Toyota is hoping those actions are going to be interpreted."
The Japanese automaker has recalled 8.5 million vehicles worldwide in recent months to deal with safety problems involving gas pedals, floor mats and brakes, some of which have been linked to fatal accidents. In Canada, a total of 270,000 vehicles have been recalled due to a problem involving sticky accelerator pedals.
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