The defect
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 AND 2007 LEXUS GS300 AND GS350 ALL WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) VEHICLES. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE PLASTIC PAD EMBEDDED INTO THE FLOOR CARPET MAY INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
The risk
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL COULD 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 CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE PLASTIC PAD ON THE FLOOR CARPET FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lexus GS 350 | 2006, 2007 |
| Lexus GS300 | 2006, 2007 |
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 GS 350 | 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| Lexus GS 350 | 2007 | 57 | 5 |
| Lexus GS300 | 2006 | 124 | 2 |
| Lexus GS300 | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
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. |
| 11V113000 24 Feb 2011 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2011