Toyota Recalls 164,601 Vehicles for Accelerator Pedal Sticking Hazard
Toyota is recalling 164,601 Lexus and Land Cruiser vehicles because the accelerator pedal can get stuck open by floor mats, posing a crash risk.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. 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 criterion for 'significant injury/property-damage reports' or structural vehicle defects.
Plain-English summary
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing is recalling 164,601 vehicles, including model year 2010 Lexus RX350 and RX450h vehicles and model year 2008 through 2011 Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles. The recall addresses a defect where the accelerator pedal can become stuck in the wide-open position due to being trapped by an unsecured or incompatible driver's floor mat.
A stuck 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 initial recall for Lexus vehicles was filed in July 2012, and Toyota expanded the recall in November 2012 to include an additional 10,565 Land Cruiser vehicles.
Toyota and Lexus will notify owners of affected vehicles. Dealers will modify or replace the accelerator pedal and replace any driver's floor mat not specified for the vehicle. Owners of the Lexus vehicles were notified during August 2012, while Toyota has not yet provided a notification schedule for the additional Land Cruiser vehicles. Owners may contact Toyota Customer Experience Center at 1-800-331-4331 or Lexus at 1-800-255-3987.
The recalled product
- Product
- LEXUS, TOYOTA RX350, RX HYBRID, LAND CRUISER
- Brand
- LEXUS
- Manufacturer
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Category
- Vehicle — SUV / Crossover
- Affected units
- 164,601
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 (3)
- RX350
- RX HYBRID
- LAND CRUISER
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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