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An exclusive report from our special investigations unit. the document that toyota did not want you to see and cnn has it. >> so do attorneys who are trying to sue toyota. they are calling it a smoking gun. they say it proves the auto giant and the federal government conspired to keep critical safety information from the car-buying public. here is cnns drew griffin with more. >> this is the document of clear warning signs from august, 2002, nearly eight years ago. the toyota had a sudden acceler...

Against toyota. we brought the document to clarence ditlow who heads the nonprofit center for auto safety. he says the document not previously made public is an indication toyota knew much earlier about an electronic connection to sudden acceleration. the service bulletin was hidden by the public, not only by toyota by the national highway traffic administration known as nhtsa. the service bulletin, sent to every toyota dealer and nhtsa, was never made public. >> the government is really hiding ...

Floor mats. >> reporter: the document is called a sek cal service bulletin and given to cnn by a group of attorneys now seeking a nationwide class action lawsuit against toyota. we brought the document to clarence ditlow who heads the center for auto safety. he says the document not previously made public is an indication toyota knew much earlier about an electronic connection to sudden acceleration and says the service bulletin was apparently hidden from the public, not only by toyota, but by t...

How can they be regulated by the government. it is unique that the government is going to require people to buy health insurance. but one other wrinkle in all of this, that provision of health care reform doesnt take effect until 2014. nobody has been harmed by it potentially. its going to be interesting to see how this plays out. >> jim acosta, thanks so much. its time for this mornings top stories in the east room of the white house. president obama will sign the health care bill into law to...

Next month. toyota telling dealers it will provide replacement accelerator pedals at no charge. the associated press is reporting 100 owners have complained to the government about problems with sudden acceleration even after the dealers fix their cars. in the bottom box, the feds proposing $1.5 million fine against northwest airlines because it did not inspect wires near cockpit windows on some of its planes. >> when it came time to vote for the healthcare bill some members went from undecided ...

Electrical problem but nothing to do with sudden acceleration or runaway cars. the company telling federal regulators its considering a fix to corolla and matrix models that may stall out. they believe the problem doesnt put drivers in any danger. more than 1 million graco high cheers are beichairs are b for fear they might tip over. the screws holding the front legs can loosen and fall out. there have been 24 reports of injuries. do not click on e-mails that say your facebook password has b...

To be found. >> what we see is a section here to record brake and acceleration. and theres nothing. they have -- for whatever reason theyve decided not to program their boxes to record this information. >> reporter: are you suggesting that perhaps toyota does not want its cars to record whats going on with the braking and acceleration system? >> we know that they are not programming it to collect. thats what we know. and it makes us very suspicious. >> reporter: there is no law yet specifying wh...

Called edrs and they record all kinds of data in the final seconds before a crash. in the case of toyota models it seems it was difficult to dawn load. now people people are saying -- wondering is toyota trying to keep crash information involving their cars out of the hands of investigators. >> a lot of lawyers and advocators feel that way. they believe the data stored in the black boxes or similar devices can shed a lot of light on whats been causing the instances of sudden unintended accelerat...

Development and not reliable for accident reconstruction. >> i think it is. if it provides any kind of data to me about whats going on with the vehicle, it can be used as a reconstruction tool, without a doubt. >> reporter: lawyers for the hardy family thought so, too, but toyota requires individuals to get a court order, instead police and federal regulators stepped in, compelling toyota to download and decipher the data which only its own engineers are trained to do. the data the hardies were ...

Release a statement, they made a statement by putting on a show. company executives rolled out 2008 prius hybrids to demonstrate the brake override system. toyota was so eager to prove their point they allowed reporters to get behind the wheel of a similar prius at speeds of 50 miles an hour and have their drivers -- >> bring the speed up to 60, 70, 80 -- >> reporter: try to simulate an out-of-control acceleration at 80 miles an hour. in every instance when the brake was pushed down the car slow...