The defect
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.
The remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lexus RX Hybrid | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Lexus RX330 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Lexus RX350 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Toyota Highlander | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Toyota Highlander Hybrid | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
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.
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2011
7 of the 597 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2011 concerned the vehicle speed control; TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 95 campaigns in all.
| 11V516000 17 Oct 2011 | SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. |
| 11V415000 15 Aug 2011 | ISUZU MANUFACTURING SERVICES OF AMERICA |
| 11V255000 26 Apr 2011 | PIERCE MANUFACTURING |
| 11V208000 31 Mar 2011 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| 11V115000 24 Feb 2011 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 11V113000 24 Feb 2011 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2011