NHTSA Campaign 10V023000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
NHTSA campaign 10V023000 covers 9 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 10V023000 with NHTSA on January 27, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V023000, NHTSA lists up to 1,126,915 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 10V023000 were scheduled from March 30, 2010, 62 days after the report.
10V023000 covers 4 models from Toyota, model years 2008–2010.
Owners of the model years 10V023000 covers have filed at least 575 complaints naming the vehicle speed control, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V023000 vehicles, the 2010 Toyota Corolla has the most (198).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V023000 ranks 5 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V023000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 7 other recalls on the vehicle speed control on this site; the one before 10V023000 was 10V017000, reported on January 21, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 HIGHLANDER, MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 COROLLA, VENZA AND MATRIX PASSENGER 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. THIS RECALL IS AN EXPANSION OF A CAMPAIGN OF 3.8 MILLION OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES ANNOUNCED IN 2009 FOR THE SAME ISSUE (SEE 09V-388).
- The risk
- 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.
- The fix
- TOYOTA WILL MODIFY OR REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDALS ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES. FLOOR SURFACE MODIFICATIONS ARE ALSO BEING CONSIDERED AND WILL BE INCLUDED FOR ANY MODEL FOR WHICH IT IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE. INITIALLY, DEALERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED ON HOW TO RESHAPE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR THE REPAIR. AS REPLACEMENT PARTS WITH THE SAME SHAPE AS THE MODIFIED PEDAL BECOME AVAILABLE, THEY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE DEALERS FOR THE REPAIR. CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE HAD THE PEDAL RESHAPE REMEDY COMPLETED WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE A NEW PEDAL IF THEY DESIRE, AFTER REPLACEMENT PEDALS BECOME AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, TOYOTA WILL REPLACE ANY TOYOTA ALL-WEATHER FLOOR MAT IN A SUBJECT VEHICLE WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED MAT, FREE OF CHARGE. FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE THE PREVIOUS DESIGN ALL-WEATHER FLOOR MAT BUT DO NOT NEED OR WANT THE NEWLY DESIGNED ALL-WEATHER FLOOR MAT, TOYOTA WILL RECOVER THE PREVIOUS DESIGN ALL-WEATHER FLOOR MAT AND REIMBURSE ITS PRICE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN MARCH 30, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. 9LG/90L.
Reported January 27, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V023000 (9)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V023000, 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 27, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted