Toyota gets federal grand jury subpoena for recalls

Toyota Motor Corp said on Monday it had received a federal grand jury subpoena for documents related to unintended acceleration and braking that led to the recall of millions of cars in the United States.

Toyota and its subsidiaries received a subpoena from the attorney's office for the southern district of New York on February 8, the world's biggest automaker said in a statement.

The Japanese carmaker also said it had also been asked by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for documents related to unintended acceleration of Toyota vehicles.

Toyota said it had received a request on February 19 to voluntarily submit certain documents from the Los Angeles office of the SEC. US unit Toyota Motor Sales USA separately received a subpoena for related documents, including about the company''s disclosure policies.

Toyota said both companies intend to cooperate with the investigations.

Toyota executives, along with officials from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, are due to testify in congressional hearings starting on Tuesday over a series of recalls related to unintended acceleration and braking.