Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy is investigating Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) for submitting fraudulent tests and reports to the US EPA in connection with its sale of forklifts, excavators and construction machines in the United States.
TICO’s forklifts, excavators, and construction machinery may performed differently than advertised, and may pollute in excess of legal limits. The EPA has been investigating TICO and it released an initial report describing TICO’s wrongdoing. You can access the EPA report HERE.
Based on the EPA’s and TICO’s internal investigation, the following models may be affected:
Vehicle Type | Year | Engine Type |
Forklift (Diesel) | 2014 | 1KD |
Forklift (Diesel) | 2014 | 1ZS |
Forklift (Gasoline, LPG) | 2014 | 1FS |
Forklift (Gasoline, LPG) | 2009 | 2009 4Y |
Forklift (Diesel) | 2007 | 2007 IDZ |
Forklift (Gasoline, LPG) | 2007 | 2007 4Y |
Forklift (Gasoline, LPG) | 2007 | IFZ |
Excavator (Diesel) | 2020 | 1KD Engine for Construction Machinery |
Excavator (Diesel) | 2016 | 1KD Engine for Construction Machinery |
These machines include the following model names:
- Core IC Diesel Pneumatic
- Mid IC Diesel Pneumatics
- Large IC Diesel Pneumatics
- Core IC Cushion
- Core IC Pneumatic
- Large IC Cushion
- Box Car Special
- Paper Roll Special
- Mid IC Pneumatic
- Large IC Pneumatic
CPM and its attorneys have been involved in many of the largest vehicle defect cases in the US, including filing the first case in the US and being appointed to leadership in the Volkswagen Dieselgate case.
IF YOU PURCHASED OR OWN INDUSTRIAL OR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURED BY TICO YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO DAMAGES IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. SUBMIT YOUR INFORMATION BELOW TO LEARN MORE FROM ONE OF OUR ATTORNEYS.
