Toyota faces $5.7B class action over Mirai hydrogen defects
Lawsuit claims Toyota hid dangerous Mirai hydrogen defects
Toyota faces $5.7B class action over Mirai hydrogen defects
Toyota faces a $5.7B class action over concealed Mirai hydrogen defects and station outages. Plaintiffs seek treble damages and a halt to operations.
2025-11-05T01:53:33+03:00
2025-11-05T01:53:33+03:00
2025-11-05T01:53:33+03:00
Toyota has found itself at the center of a high-profile legal battle in the United States. A $5.7 billion class action accuses the automaker of running an organized fraudulent scheme to hide dangerous defects in the hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai. For a brand known for cautious engineering, the allegation lands especially hard.Filed in federal court in California, the complaint claims that Toyota and its hydrogen infrastructure partner FirstElement Fuel (True Zero) knew about serious issues—hydrogen leaks, explosion risks, failures during acceleration and braking—as well as systemic outages at hydrogen fueling stations. According to the filing, Mirai owners at times could not refuel for weeks and, in parallel, faced financial pressure from Toyota’s lending arm.Plaintiffs’ attorney Jason Ingber asserts that the company concealed dangerous defects for ten years, thereby violating a 2014 agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice that, following the unintended-acceleration scandal, required Toyota to report all safety problems truthfully.The lawsuit seeks treble damages, a court order halting Toyota’s hydrogen-related operations, and compensation for owners. If granted, such measures would stall momentum around the Mirai and test the broader case for fuel-cell mobility at a delicate moment.
Toyota faces a $5.7B class action over concealed Mirai hydrogen defects and station outages. Plaintiffs seek treble damages and a halt to operations.
Michael Powers, Editor
Toyota has found itself at the center of a high-profile legal battle in the United States. A $5.7 billion class action accuses the automaker of running an organized fraudulent scheme to hide dangerous defects in the hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai. For a brand known for cautious engineering, the allegation lands especially hard.
Filed in federal court in California, the complaint claims that Toyota and its hydrogen infrastructure partner FirstElement Fuel (True Zero) knew about serious issues—hydrogen leaks, explosion risks, failures during acceleration and braking—as well as systemic outages at hydrogen fueling stations. According to the filing, Mirai owners at times could not refuel for weeks and, in parallel, faced financial pressure from Toyota’s lending arm.
Plaintiffs’ attorney Jason Ingber asserts that the company concealed dangerous defects for ten years, thereby violating a 2014 agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice that, following the unintended-acceleration scandal, required Toyota to report all safety problems truthfully.
The lawsuit seeks treble damages, a court order halting Toyota’s hydrogen-related operations, and compensation for owners. If granted, such measures would stall momentum around the Mirai and test the broader case for fuel-cell mobility at a delicate moment.
