It's a matter of Law....
At the New York Times Wheels blog in Federal Rules Dictated That Toyota Halt Sale of Recalled Vehicles - Wheels Blog - NYTimes.com Christopher Jensen writes:
"Toyota had no choice but to stop selling eight different models while it works out a way to fix what the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has called “a dangerous accelerator pedal issue.”Read the rest here.
Under federal regulations, an automaker is not allowed to sell a vehicle with a known safety defect, said Sean Kane, the president of Safety Research and Strategies, a Massachusetts consulting firm."