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Toyota Vehicle Defect Class Action

Last verified October 12, 2026Source: courtlistener-litigationHow ClaimWatch verifies cases

Still being litigated: the claims below are allegations, not findings, and there is no settlement, claim form or payout yet.

Where this case stands

In litigation

The case has been filed and is being fought in court. There is no settlement, no claim form and no payout yet; many class actions are dismissed or never certified.

Pending in the District Court, C.D. California (No. 2:24-cv-05819).

  1. July 10, 2024
    Case filed

What happened

A proposed class action against Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., apparently concerning property damage from an alleged product defect in Toyota vehicles. The case is docketed as a product liability property damage suit. The allegations are newly filed and not yet proven.

Do you qualify?

No settlement exists yet, so there is nothing to file and no class definition to check. If the case settles, the settlement will define exactly who qualifies — watch this case and we'll let you know.

How to file

There is no claim to file yet. If this case reaches a settlement, a claim process will open — usually with an official settlement website and a filing deadline.

Common questions

Can I file a claim in the Toyota Vehicle Defect Class Action case?
No. The case is still being litigated — there is no settlement, no claim form, and no payout. It was filed July 10, 2024 in the District Court, C.D. California (No. 2:24-cv-05819).What a class action lawsuit is →
Who are the attorneys in the Toyota Vehicle Defect Class Action?
For the plaintiffs: Nilofar Nouri (Beverly Hills Trial Attorneys, P.C.); Azar Mouzari (Beverly Hills Trial Attorneys). For Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.: Joan R Camagong (Shook Hardy and Bacon LLP); Michael L. Mallow (Shook Hardy and Bacon LLP); Amir Nassihi (Shook Hardy and Bacon LLP). From the public court docket.

Who's involved

Plaintiffs

  • Nancy E. McCord
  • Koya Anderson
  • Erik Pena
  • Raymond E. Collins
  • Richard Balint
  • Vu Duc Nguyen
  • Beverly Brock
  • Peter Cohen

+ 132 more

Defendants

  • Does
  • Toyota Motor Credit Corporation
  • Toyota Motor North America Inc.,
  • Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

Counsel for plaintiffs

  • Nilofar NouriBeverly Hills Trial Attorneys, P.C.
    Represents Bryan Caluwe, Shervin Shahhian, Leila Khaje Hoseini, Soheil Vahedi, Ray Chakmakchi, Ken Solomon, Mohsen Hass, Kourosh Eliahozadeh, Marla R. Dreyfus, Irina Meliksetyan, Timothy J. Sheena, Shuk L. Chan, Adnan Agboatwalla, Dawar Naqvi, Samin Eftekhari, Alvin Mendoza, Juan Carranza Delgado, Angela Rose Nuno, Irving Adlen, Peter Snell, Diego Toscano, Hiwot Mengistu, Ryan Kiskis, Joseph Kim, Trilok Desai, Najia Sarwari, Serkan Siyi, Daniel M. Poppers, Cynthia Farrelly Gesner, Gina Townsend, Shantala Konakanchi, James Astuno, Charles Johnson, Manu Nomura, Trith Dadlani, Lynne Dang, Daniel Calderon, Ki Ryun Shin, Garry Mkrtchyan, Andrew Vieyra, Garegin Mkhitaryan, Jamiee Husted, Saeed Amini Raoufpour, Hooman Melamed, James Krug, Sayed Mojadidi, Kitja Horpayak, Satwant K. Rai, Heriberto Gonzalez, Gloria Egloge Vranjican, Jenny Li, Jay S. Fleming, Karimullah Bayanzay, Mitch Pham, Andrea Noah, Haitao Li, Mejia Searles Arnaldo, Lydia J. Schnitta, Frank Truong, Gilbert Sabala, Christopher Ruiz, Marcus D. Moore, Araz A. Arbab, Sylvia Choy, Mark Mandel, Amber Nguyen, Ashia Souder, Yousof Fotovat, PeiLin Wu, Andy Matti, Richard Collett, Diane Marquez, Viviana Gonzalez, Fitzhugh Swain, Daniel Atkins, Bobbie M. Mendoza, Eric Dang, Ruben Orozco, Jessica Morales, Maria Vega, David P. Singerman, Ian Ethan Vloke-Wurth, Patrick Cyccone Jr., Mark Compton, Daniel Valenzuela, John Moore, Robert Krantz, Onur Karacanli, Waqar A. Siddiqui, Joshua Robinson, Michael Medvedev, Dorian Darius Farrokhi, Shantia Hassanshahi, Shen Ling, Mauricio Pierre Vasquez, Oscar Garcia Nevarez, LaKiesha Milner, Kevin Mancha, Manfred Remes, Michael D. Philips, Michelle Carter, Jose Martinez, Edward Brown, Matthew R. Lessinger, William Baker, UT Anna Vuong, Jayshree Makhijani, Ava Barekat, Mohammad Najafi, Jasmine Jeanette Walker, Romulo Ernesto Huezo, Edward Hernandez, Bhargav Dabhi, David Rad, Jeffrey S. Whitcomb, Laura Behjan, Edberto A. Recinos, Debra Bard Javerbaum, Weiguo Zhu, Caren Arseneault, Jerome Louis Lucera, Layne Christopher Morey, David A. Baker, Jim Peter Prince, Tyman Eugene Small Jr., Ehan Good, Jonathan Dekelaita, Aaron Han, Virginia L. Thiele, Michael L. Sands, Ferdinand Calingasan, Marvin Alexander Orellana, Peter Cohen, Beverly Brock, Vu Duc Nguyen, Richard Balint, Raymond E. Collins, Erik Pena, Koya Anderson, Nancy E. McCord
    2 tracked cases
    nilofar@bhtrialattorneys.com · (310) 858-5567
  • Azar MouzariBeverly Hills Trial Attorneys
    Represents Bryan Caluwe, Shervin Shahhian, Leila Khaje Hoseini, Soheil Vahedi, Ray Chakmakchi, Ken Solomon, Mohsen Hass, Kourosh Eliahozadeh, Marla R. Dreyfus, Irina Meliksetyan, Timothy J. Sheena, Shuk L. Chan, Adnan Agboatwalla, Dawar Naqvi, Samin Eftekhari, Alvin Mendoza, Juan Carranza Delgado, Angela Rose Nuno, Irving Adlen, Peter Snell, Diego Toscano, Hiwot Mengistu, Ryan Kiskis, Joseph Kim, Trilok Desai
    2 tracked cases
    azar@bhtrialattorneys.com · (310) 926-5645

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