National Highway Safety Administration

Meanwhile, a bill to create an agency similar to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration died in August.

于此同时，一项建立一个类似美国国家公路交通安全局的议案在八月份夭折了。

At first the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Toyota thought that a badly fitting floor mat could have jammed the accelerator open.

起初，美国国家公路交通安全管理局(NHTSA)和丰田认为，不合适的脚垫可能卡住加速器，使之无法打开。

Thousands of complaints, some linked to fatalities, were lodged both with America’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and with the company itself.

在美国国内的上千条投诉中，出现伤亡的案例被移交至国家公路交通安全管理局和丰田公司处理。