NHTSA Campaign 06V253000

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Issued by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. · Reported Jul 13, 2006 · 367,594 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY AND HYBRID VEHICLES, THE TWO RETAINING CLIPS FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE FORWARD CENTER CONSOLE CAN BECOME LOOSE. IF BOTH CLIPS SEPARATE FROM THE FLOOR CARPET COVER, THE COVER MAY LEAN TOWARD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING INTERFERENCE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ROD.

Consequence

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

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TWO FLOOR CARPET COVER RETAINING CLIPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 24, 2006, AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY SEPTEMBER 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331 OR LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
LEXUS RX HYBRID 2006 367,594
LEXUS RX330 2004 367,594
LEXUS RX330 2005 367,594
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2004 367,594
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2005 367,594
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2006 367,594

Source: NHTSA Campaign 06V253000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.