The defect
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2010 PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN GET STUCK IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION DUE TO ITS BEING TRAPPED BY AN UNSECURED OR INCOMPATIBLE DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT.
The risk
A STUCK OPEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY RESULT IN VERY HIGH VEHICLE SPEEDS AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH, SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
The remedy
TOYOTA FILED AN AMENDED DEFECT REPORT ON NOVEMBER 25, 2009, STATING THAT DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND, ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, ALTER THE SHAPE OF THE FLOOR SURFACE UNDER THE PEDAL. THESE CHANGES ADDRESS THE RISK OF PEDAL ENTRAPMENT DUE TO INTERFERENCE WITH THE FLOOR MAT. REDESIGNED ACCELERATOR PEDALS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE BEGINNING IN APRIL 2010 AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY MODIFIED PEDAL WITH THE NEW PEDAL IF DESIRED. ALSO, DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY GENUINE TOYOTA OR LEXUS ALL-WEATHER FLOOR MATS WITH REDESIGNED ALL-WEATHER MATS, OR REPURCHASE THE PREVIOUS MATS FROM OWNERS WHO DO NOT WANT THE NEW ONES. ADDITIONALLY, SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS WILL BE INSTALLED ON CAMRY, AVALON AND LEXUS ES 350, IS 350 AND IS 250 MODELS THAT WILL ENSURE THAT THE BRAKE OVERRIDES THE ACCELERATOR IN THE EVENT BOTH BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS ARE APPLIED. TOYOTA WILL BEGIN MAILING LETTERS TO OWNERS ON DECEMBER 31, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331, LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lexus ES350 | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Lexus IS | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Toyota Avalon | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Toyota Camry | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Toyota Camry Hybrid | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Toyota Prius | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Toyota Tacoma | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Toyota Tundra | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexus ES350 | 2007 | 465 | 4 |
| Lexus ES350 | 2008 | 255 | 4 |
| Lexus ES350 | 2009 | 145 | 5 |
| Lexus ES350 | 2010 | 137 | 5 |
| Lexus IS | 2006 | 143 | 7 |
| Lexus IS | 2007 | 122 | 3 |
| Lexus IS | 2008 | 102 | 3 |
| Lexus IS | 2009 | 40 | 2 |
| Lexus IS | 2010 | 41 | 1 |
| Toyota Avalon | 2005 | 228 | 7 |
| Toyota Avalon | 2006 | 360 | 7 |
| Toyota Avalon | 2007 | 243 | 6 |
| Toyota Avalon | 2008 | 349 | 6 |
| Toyota Avalon | 2009 | 91 | 7 |
| Toyota Avalon | 2010 | 46 | 7 |
| Toyota Camry | 2007 | 2,888 | 9 |
| Toyota Camry | 2008 | 933 | 7 |
| Toyota Camry | 2009 | 1,293 | 10 |
| Toyota Camry | 2010 | 604 | 9 |
| Toyota Camry Hybrid | 2007 | 602 | 3 |
| Toyota Camry Hybrid | 2008 | 162 | 2 |
| Toyota Camry Hybrid | 2009 | 118 | 4 |
| Toyota Camry Hybrid | 2010 | 10 | 2 |
| Toyota Prius | 2004 | 610 | 6 |
| Toyota Prius | 2005 | 1,051 | 6 |
| Toyota Prius | 2006 | 1,439 | 6 |
| Toyota Prius | 2007 | 2,003 | 4 |
| Toyota Prius | 2008 | 1,497 | 4 |
| Toyota Prius | 2009 | 502 | 6 |
| Toyota Tacoma | 2005 | 707 | 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 |
| 09V360000 17 Sept 2009 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
| 09V023000 16 Jan 2009 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2009