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Biggest Toyota Recall in History on its way
Posted on Sep 30, 2009
The Toyota Motor Company will be announcing its biggest recall in history due to floor mat issues. The recall was triggered after a tragic accident in San Diego recently left a man and his family dead. As a result 3.8 million cars have may be recalled in hopes that future accidents will be prevented.
The first report of problematic floor mats was reported in 2004 in Toyota’s hybrid Prius. Again in 2007, similar reports were made regarding the Toyota Camry and the company’s luxury Lexus ES 250. Since then there have been 102 incident reports and 13 crashes which have resulted in 17 injuries and five deaths.
Problems arise when the faulty floor mat interfere with the accelerator pedal, depressing the pedal and causing the vehicle to speed out of control.
The incident in San Diego involved a Lexus carrying four passengers. The floor mat jammed the accelerator pedal and the car crashed at speeds over 120 miles an hour. All four passengers including a California Highway Patrolman were killed in the accident.
The complete list of recalled vehicles includes: 2007-2010 Camry sedan, 2005-2010 Avalon sedan, 2004-2009 Prius hatchback, 2005-2010 Tacoma pickup, 2007-2010 Tundra pickup, 2007-2010 Lexus ES 250 sedan, 2006-2010 Lexus IS 250, and the IS 350 sedan.
The company is encouraging all Toyota and Lexus drivers to remove the drivers’ side floor mat and to not replace the mat until the car maker can produce an alternative.
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