This accelerator problem is believed to have caused numerous car crashes involving Toyota vehicles which, in turn, led to a global recall and halt in production and sales for the automaker.

The NHTSA engineers have reviewed the company’s proposal to prevent the accelerators in its eight model cars from sticking. An official said they found no complaints about the proposal, which is to be publicly announced after its finalization.

Toyota, in the past two weeks, has been issuing recalls with regards to many of its car models all over the world as complaints about its gas pedals sticking and causing various car accidents have become a staple in news reports and the media spotlight.

It has recalled approximately 5.6 million cars in the US alone, nearly two million in Europe and 75,000 vehicles in China. This recall is the biggest ever among automakers in US history.

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda issued a statement during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland stressing how apologetic the company is for the unease that these recalls have caused their customers. The plan to be released by Toyota in order to fix the problems on its models will cover the majority of the cars recalled in the US. It involves a shim, or a spacer, that will be added to the cars so that there won’t be any springing back, thereby avoiding unwanted acceleration.

The NHTSA is not technically required to approve of the said amendments, but they can veto the plan if they find it insufficient. Toyota has been working with NHTSA and has said that it is finalizing the details before announcing it, hopefully within the week.

US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said he was personally satisfied with the measures that Toyota was taking to fix their problem and to make sure that their customers’ safety will be top priority at all times.