The Recall Desk
SevereNHTSA·10V023000·Announced 2010-01-27

Toyota Recalls 2008-2010 Models for Accelerator Pedal Sticking Hazard

Toyota is recalling approximately 1.1 million 2008-2010 Highlanders, Corollas, Venzas, and Matrices because the accelerator pedal can get stuck open by floor mats.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the defect could cause a crash, serious injury, or death, which aligns with the rubric criteria for a Severe (4) rating involving significant injury or death potential.

Plain-English summary

Toyota Motor North America, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 Highlander, 2009-2010 Corolla, Venza, and Matrix passenger vehicles. The recall involves approximately 1,126,915 vehicles. This action is an expansion of a previous 2009 campaign involving 3.8 million other Toyota vehicles for the same issue.

The defect involves the accelerator pedal potentially getting stuck in the wide-open position because it can be trapped by an unsecured or incompatible driver's floor mat. 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.

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. 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. Additionally, 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.

The recalled product

Product
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER, MATRIX, COROLLA, VENZA
Brand
TOYOTA
Manufacturer
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Category
Vehicle — Passenger Vehicle
Hazard
Affected units
1,126,915

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (4)

  • HIGHLANDER
  • MATRIX
  • COROLLA
  • VENZA

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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