Case Name (Date)

Shu et al. v. Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. et al.
22-cv-4661, N.D. Cal.
(Aug. 2022)


Product/Service

RAV4 vehicles


Allegations

Falsely marketing that certain vehicles are equipped with adaptive headlights that adjust to illuminate more of the road as vehicles round corners and curves and adjust the vertical aim of headlights based on a vehicle’s height when the vehicles aren’t equipped with the safety feature


Status

Pending



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