The defect
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2011 LEXUS LX570, 2003 THROUGH 2009 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, AND 2006 THROUGH 2010 RAV4 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
THE REMEDY IS NOW AVAILABLE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN EARLY APRIL 2011. THE REMEDY WILL INVOLVE MODIFICATION OR REPLACEMENT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND REPLACEMENT OF ANY TOYOTA ALL-WEATHER FLOOR MAT. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331 OR LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lexus LX570 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Toyota 4Runner | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 2006, 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 LX570 | 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| Lexus LX570 | 2009 | 4 | 3 |
| Lexus LX570 | 2010 | 3 | 3 |
| Lexus LX570 | 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| Toyota 4Runner | 2003 | 528 | 3 |
| Toyota 4Runner | 2004 | 612 | 2 |
| Toyota 4Runner | 2005 | 410 | 5 |
| Toyota 4Runner | 2006 | 381 | 5 |
| Toyota 4Runner | 2007 | 154 | 5 |
| Toyota 4Runner | 2008 | 96 | 5 |
| Toyota 4Runner | 2009 | 22 | 6 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 2006 | 705 | 11 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 2007 | 1,004 | 14 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 2008 | 575 | 14 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 2009 | 327 | 15 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 2010 | 400 | 14 |
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. |
| 11V112000 24 Feb 2011 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 11V115000 24 Feb 2011 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2011