Toyota Motor North America, Inc.: Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Toyota Motor North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 24, 2011 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 769,379. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 HIGHLANDER, HIGHLANDER HYBRID, AND MODEL YEAR 2004-2007 LEXUS RX330, RX350, AND RX400H VEHICLES. IF THE FORWARD RETENTION CLIP USED TO SECURE THE FLOOR CARPET COVER, WHICH IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE CENTER CONSOLE, IS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY THE COVER MAY LEAN TOWARD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM.
The risk
IF THIS OCCURS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY 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 VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FLOOR CARPET COVER WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED ONE FREE OR CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
18 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Lexus RX Hybrid | 59 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2007 Lexus RX330 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Lexus RX350 | 167 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 2006 Lexus RX Hybrid | 154 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 2006 Lexus RX330 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 Lexus RX350 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Toyota Highlander | 278 | 7 | 4 | 29 |
| 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid | 370 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
| 2005 Lexus RX Hybrid | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Lexus RX330 | 165 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 2005 Lexus RX350 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Toyota Highlander | 224 | 6 | 4 | 35 |
| 2005 Toyota Highlander Hybrid | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Lexus RX Hybrid | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Lexus RX330 | 287 | 5 | 1 | 37 |
| 2004 Lexus RX350 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Toyota Highlander | 286 | 5 | 3 | 32 |
| 2004 Toyota Highlander Hybrid | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 11V112000.
Full record for the 2007 Lexus RX Hybrid → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →