The defect
TOYOTA IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN INVOLVING 26,501 EARLY 2004 MY SIENNA VEHICLES. IN THE EVENT THE RETENTION CLIP USED TO SECURE THE FLOOR CARPET COVER IS MISSING, THE COVER CAN INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IF THE ACCELERATION PEDAL IS DEPRESSED TO NEARLY THE FULL THROTTLE POSITION.
The risk
IF THIS OCCURS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN BECOME STUCK WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RETENTION CLIP AND FLOOR CARPET COVER AT NO CHARGE. THE CAMPAIGN BEGAN ON JANUARY 26, 2009. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY EARLY APRIL 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-888-270-9371, IF THEY HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Toyota Sienna | 2004 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Sienna | 2004 | 2,062 | 10 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2009
6 of the 491 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2009 concerned the vehicle speed control; TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 95 campaigns in all.
| 09V462000 1 Dec 2009 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 09V414000 23 Oct 2009 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP |
| 09V399000 13 Oct 2009 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 09V388000 5 Oct 2009 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 09V360000 17 Sept 2009 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2009