NHTSA tracked more deaths in vehicles made by Ford, Chrysler, and other automakers combined than by Toyota, says Bloomberg News

Tracked 3 decades of unintended acceleration reviews that often blamed human error

59 of 110 fatalities attributed to sudden acceleration in NHTSA records occurred in vehicles other than those sold by Toyota

Agency received 15,174 complaints involving unintended acceleration in past decade and has run 141 investigations of phenomenon since 1980

112 of the 141 investigations were closed w/o corrective action

NHTSA repeated conclusion that crashes occurred because drivers mistakenly stomped accelerator

Conclusion caused investigators to take complaints of runaway vehicles less seriously than they should, safety advocates say

After Toyota's 51, Ford and Chrysler vehicles were linked to the most deaths - 20 for Ford and 12 for Chrysler

Among models generating multiple complaints were Jeep Grand Cherokees that took off and crashed after idling at car washes or service stations

And Ford vehicles where speed control allegedly failed to disengage or otherwise surged

Lawmakers and safety advocates are urging NHTSA to drop reliance on 1989 report and start over