Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal
NHTSA campaign 11V112000 · announced February 24, 2011 · filed by Toyota Motor North America, Inc. · 769,379 units affected
The problem
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 HIGHLANDER, HIGHLANDER HYBRID, AND MODEL YEAR 2004-2007 LEXUS RX330, RX350, AND RX400H VEHICLES. IF THE FORWARD RETENTION CLIP USED TO SECURE THE FLOOR CARPET COVER, WHICH IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE CENTER CONSOLE, IS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY THE COVER MAY LEAN TOWARD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM.
The risk
IF THIS OCCURS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY TEMPORARILY BECOME STUCK IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION RATHER THAN RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION. A STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY RESULT IN UNINTENDED AND SUSTAINED VEHICLE SPEEDS AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
What to do
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FLOOR CARPET COVER WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED ONE FREE OR CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Notes
TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL BOA LEXUS SAFETY RECALL NO. BLC.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2004 Lexus Rx Hybrid
- 2005 Lexus Rx Hybrid
- 2006 Lexus Rx Hybrid
- 2007 Lexus Rx Hybrid
- 2004 Lexus Rx330
- 2005 Lexus Rx330
- 2006 Lexus Rx330
- 2007 Lexus Rx330
- 2004 Lexus Rx350
- 2005 Lexus Rx350
- 2006 Lexus Rx350
- 2007 Lexus Rx350
- 2004 Toyota Highlander
- 2005 Toyota Highlander
- 2006 Toyota Highlander
- 2004 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
- 2005 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
- 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal or repair advice.