NHTSA Campaign 11V113000

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Issued by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. · Reported Feb 24, 2011 · 1,363,244 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

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.

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
LEXUS LX570 2008 1,363,244
LEXUS LX570 2009 1,363,244
LEXUS LX570 2010 1,363,244
LEXUS LX570 2011 1,363,244
TOYOTA 4RUNNER 2003 1,363,244
TOYOTA 4RUNNER 2004 1,363,244
TOYOTA 4RUNNER 2005 1,363,244
TOYOTA 4RUNNER 2006 1,363,244
TOYOTA 4RUNNER 2007 1,363,244
TOYOTA 4RUNNER 2008 1,363,244
TOYOTA 4RUNNER 2009 1,363,244
TOYOTA RAV4 2006 1,363,244
TOYOTA RAV4 2007 1,363,244
TOYOTA RAV4 2008 1,363,244
TOYOTA RAV4 2009 1,363,244
TOYOTA RAV4 2010 1,363,244

Source: NHTSA Campaign 11V113000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.