The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES FITTED WITH SPEED CONTROL DEVICES AT GULF STATES TOYOTA'S VEHICLE PROCESSING CENTER OR INSTALLED BY CERTAIN TOYOTA DEALERS IN GULF STATES' REGION (ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, OKLAHOMA, AND TEXAS). THE E-CLIP WHICH HOLDS THE SPEED CONTROL ASSEMBLY TO THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE COULD BREAK. IF THE E-CLIP FAILS, THE SPEED CONTROL ATTACHMENT COULD COME OFF, CAUSING THE SPEED CONTROL TO STOP WORKING.
The risk
THE LOOSE ATTACHMENT COULD CAUSE THE ACCELERATOR TO STICK, PREVENTING NORMAL STOPPING AND HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
GULF STATES DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE E-CLIP WITH A COTTER PIN.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Gulf Toyota Camry | 2000 |
| Gulf Toyota Corolla | 2000 |
| Gulf Toyota Echo | 2000 |
| Gulf Toyota Tacoma | 2000 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Toyota Camry | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| Gulf Toyota Corolla | 2000 | 1 | 1 |
| Gulf Toyota Echo | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| Gulf Toyota Tacoma | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2000
15 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the vehicle speed control; GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. filed 11 campaigns in all.
| 00V422000 27 Dec 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V425000 26 Dec 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V329000 16 Oct 2000 | LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 00V302000 12 Oct 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V230003 4 Oct 2000 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 00V230002 5 Sept 2000 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 00V230001 17 Aug 2000 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 00V210002 9 Aug 2000 | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000