Toyota to begin fixing accelerator pedals in recalled vehicles

Assam News · February 1, 2010

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) U.S.A., Inc., today announced that it will begin fixing accelerator pedals in recalled Toyota Division vehicles this week. According to Toyota, company engineers have developed and rigorously tested a solution that involves reinforcing the pedal assembly in a manner that eliminates the excess friction that has caused the pedals to stick in rare instances.  In addition, the car maker also has developed an effective solution for vehicles in production.

Parts to reinforce the pedals are already being shipped for use by dealers, and dealer training is under way.  Many Toyota dealers will work extended hours to complete the recall campaign as quickly and conveniently as possible, some even staying open 24 hours a day. The company has also taken the unprecedented action of stopping production of affected vehicles for the week of February 1.

On January 21, Toyota had announced its intention to recall approximately 2.3 million select Toyota Division vehicles equipped with a specific pedal assembly and suspended sales of the eight models involved in the recall on January 26.  Toyota vehicles affected by the recall include:

    * Certain 2009-2010 RAV4
    * Certain 2009-2010 Corolla
    * 2009-2010 Matrix
    * 2005-2010 Avalon
    * Certain 2007-2010 Camry
    * Certain 2010 Highlander
    * 2007-2010 Tundra
    * 2008-2010 Sequoia

No Lexus Division or Scion vehicles are affected by these actions.  Also not affected are Toyota Prius, Tacoma, Sienna, Venza, Solara, Yaris, 4Runner, FJ Cruiser, Land Cruiser, Highlander hybrids and certain Camry models, including Camry hybrids, all of which remain for sale. Further, Camry, RAV4, Corolla and Highlander vehicles with Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) that begin with "J" are not affected by the accelerator pedal recall.

More information at www.toyota.com/recall and at the Toyota Customer Experience Center at 1-800-331-4331.

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