In the United States, technical service bulletins filed with NHTSA in 2008 and 2009 with respect to the floor mats later became the same models under consideration for recall.... The advantage, of course, to issuing a dealer service bulletin is that it shifts the cost to the consumer rather than to Toyota Canada for doing the repair.
But I guess the question I really want to ask is if Toyota...well, you've confirmed that some of them may have become safety recalls later. Has Toyota has ever used the dealer service bulletin to delay reporting serious safety defects from Transport Canada?