Toyota Review by U.S. Finds Brakes Not Used in 35 of 58 Cases

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Drivers of Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles failed to apply the brakes in 35 of 58 crashes tied to unintended acceleration, U.S. regulators said in a report bolstering the automaker.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also saw no evidence of electronics-related causes for the accidents in reviewing the vehicle recorders, known as black boxes, the agency said yesterday in the interim report to lawmakers.