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NHTSA Campaign 10V017000

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

NHTSA campaign 10V017000 covers 21 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 10V017000 with NHTSA on January 21, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 10V017000, NHTSA lists up to 2,230,661 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 7, 2005 and January 22, 2010.

Owner notification letters for 10V017000 were scheduled from February 5, 2010, 15 days after the report.

10V017000 covers 7 models from Toyota, model years 2005–2010.

Owners of the model years 10V017000 covers have filed at least 2,156 complaints naming the vehicle speed control, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 10V017000 vehicles, the 2007 Toyota Camry has the most (510).

By potentially affected vehicles, 10V017000 ranks 2 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.

Besides 10V017000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 7 other recalls on the vehicle speed control on this site; the one before 10V017000 was 09V388000, reported on October 5, 2009.

What this recall covers

The defect
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 AVALON, MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 CAMRY, MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 COROLLA, COROLLA MATRIX, RAV4, MODEL YEAR 2010 HIGHLANDER, MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 SEQUOIA, AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 TUNDRA VEHICLES. DUE TO THE MANNER IN WHICH THE FRICTION LEVER INTERACTS WITH THE SLIDING SURFACE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL INSIDE THE PEDAL SENSOR ASSEMBLY, THE SLIDING SURFACE OF THE LEVER MAY BECOME SMOOTH DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. IN THIS CONDITION, IF CONDENSATION OCCURS ON THE SURFACE, AS MAY OCCUR FROM HEATER OPERATION (WITHOUT A/C) WHEN THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY IS COLD, THE FRICTION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS OPERATED MAY INCREASE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMING HARDER TO DEPRESS, SLOWER TO RETURN, OR, IN THE WORST CASE, MECHANICALLY STUCK IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION.
The risk
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY BECOME HARD TO DEPRESS, SLOW TO RETURN TO IDLE, OR, IN THE WORST CASE, MECHANICALLY STUCK IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The fix
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REINFORCEMENT BAR IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH WILL ALLOW THE PEDAL TO OPERATE SMOOTHLY. GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS FOR THE PONTIAC VIBE PLEASE SEE 10V-018. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON FEBRUARY 5, 2010 AND WILL BE COMPLETED ON MARCH 15, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Notes
TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL NO. AOA.

Reported January 21, 2010

Vehicles covered by 10V017000 (21)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V017000, 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: January 21, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted