Why does NPR have it in for Toyota?

Lots of cars have recalls. Even a reporter from NPR said this morning "Statistically speaking, it does not happen to much of anyone, but you do not want it to happen to you"

NPR said this morning "You are 30 times more likely to be stuck by lightning than to be affected by a stuck gas pedal".

I'm not taking Toyota off the hook here (after all I own a Prius that is going in for recall repairs), but the Toyota coverage on NPR has become hysterical and over the top.