qui ries ▁into ▁the ▁company ' s ▁string ▁of ▁safety ▁problems . ▁Other ▁publications ▁noted ▁that ▁half ▁the ▁Democratic ▁con gression al ▁members ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁hear ings ▁had ▁received ▁campaign ▁contributions ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁Auto ▁Work ers ▁union , ▁a ▁major ▁stock holder ▁of ▁Toy ota ' s ▁top ▁U . S . ▁rival , ▁General ▁Mot ors . ▁ ▁US ▁govern ors ' ▁letter ▁to ▁con gression al ▁members ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁four ▁b ipart isan ▁US ▁govern ors ▁from ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁Kentucky , ▁Indiana , ▁Mississippi , ▁and ▁Alabama ▁which ▁Toy ota ▁oper ates ▁plants ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Congress ▁comment ing ▁about ▁" the ▁federal ▁government ' s ▁obvious ▁conflict ▁of ▁interest ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁huge ▁financial ▁st ake ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁compet itors ," ▁referring ▁to ▁Toy ota ▁as ▁a ▁" v ict im " ▁of ▁the ▁media ' s ▁" ag gress ive ▁and ▁question able ▁news ▁coverage ". ▁The ▁letter ▁also ▁noted ▁there ▁were ▁" 1 6 . 4 ▁million ▁rec alls ▁in ▁the ▁auto ▁industry ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 9 ", ▁" many ▁as ▁serious ▁or ▁more ▁serious " ▁than ▁Toy ota ' s ▁recall . ▁ ▁After math ▁Toy ota ▁stopped ▁producing ▁vehicles ▁on ▁certain ▁production ▁lines ▁for ▁the ▁week ▁of ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁to ▁assess ▁and ▁coordinate ▁activities . ▁The ▁North ▁America ▁vehicle ▁production ▁facilities ▁affected ▁were ▁located ▁in ▁Cambridge ▁and ▁Wood stock ,