NHTSA Campaign 05V565000

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Issued by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. · Reported Dec 19, 2005 · 3,567 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY TEMPORARILY BECOME STUCK IN THE PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION DUE TO INADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LINKAGE AND A PLASTIC PAD EMBEDDED INTO THE VEHICLE'S CARPET.

Consequence

THIS CONDITION MAY INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RETURNING TO THE IDLE POSITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CLEARANCE OF THE ACCELERATION PEDAL AND CARPET, REPLACE THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY WITH A REVISED ASSEMBLY, AND MODIFY THE CARPET FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 27, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
LEXUS IS 250 2006 3,567

Source: NHTSA Campaign 05V565000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.