ota ▁A val on ▁sp ed ▁off ▁the ▁road ▁and ▁through ▁a ▁f ence , ▁landing ▁ups ide ▁down ▁in ▁a ▁p ond . ▁The ▁car ' s ▁floor ▁m ats ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁tr unk ▁of ▁the ▁car , ▁where ▁own ers ▁had ▁been ▁ad vised ▁to ▁put ▁them ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁recall . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁police ▁report , ▁the ▁driver ▁suffered ▁from ▁ep ile ps y , ▁but ▁investig ators ▁could ▁not ▁rule ▁out ▁either ▁a ▁vehicle ▁defect ▁or ▁the ▁possibility ▁that ▁the ▁driver ▁had ▁suffered ▁a ▁se iz ure . ▁ ▁On ▁Feb ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁US ▁safety ▁regul ators ▁launched ▁an ▁investigation ▁into ▁Cor ol la ▁ste ering ▁compla ints . ▁Following ▁the ▁w ides p read ▁media ▁public ity ▁of ▁the ▁rec alls , ▁several ▁media ▁publications ▁suggested ▁that ▁investig ations ▁of ▁subsequent ▁reports ▁would ▁have ▁considered ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁" copy cat ▁compla ints " ▁and ▁ho ax es , ▁with ▁potential ▁comp lain ants ▁seeking ▁to ▁capital ize ▁on ▁possible ▁settlement ▁money , ▁or ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁psych ological ▁band w agon ▁effect ▁of ▁the ▁mass ▁public ity . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁government ▁considered ▁whether ▁to ▁ban ▁Pri us ▁cars ▁from ▁roads ▁in ▁Norway ▁pending ▁an ▁investigation ▁after ▁a ▁near ▁fatal ▁incident ▁involving ▁a ▁senior ▁citiz en . ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 9 , ▁after ▁rece ipt ▁of ▁technical ▁and ▁other ▁information , ▁police