NHTSA Campaign 06V253000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
NHTSA campaign 06V253000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 06V253000 with NHTSA on July 13, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V253000, NHTSA lists up to 367,594 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 21, 2005 and May 24, 2005.
The 06V253000 report reached NHTSA 14 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V253000 were scheduled from July 24, 2006, 11 days after the report.
06V253000 covers 4 models from Lexus and Toyota, model years 2004–2006.
Owners of the model years 06V253000 covers have filed at least 146 complaints naming the vehicle speed control, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V253000 vehicles, the 2004 Toyota Highlander has the most (40).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V253000 ranks 13 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V253000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 7 other recalls on the vehicle speed control on this site; the one before 06V253000 was 01V012000, reported on January 16, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION MAY INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RETURNING TO THE IDLE POSITION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- 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.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. 60F AND LEXUS RECALL NO. 6LD.
Reported July 13, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V253000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V253000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: July 13, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted