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Massive Toyota recall planned after 5 deaths and 17 injuries
Posted on Sep 30, 2009
Five deaths and 17 injuries in car accidents have prompted The Toyota Motor Corporation to announce its largest planned safety recall ever. The accidents happened when accelerator pedals in Toyota vehicles became trapped under floor mats, causing the vehicles to speed up even as drivers removed their foot from the pedal.
The recall was triggered by a fatal crash in San Diego, CA earlier this month when an off-duty policeman and his family were killed when their vehicle’s accelerator pedal became stuck under the floor mat and the car sped out of control.
According to the Transportation Department, the accelerator pedal problem is caused by factors including “the use of a variety of unsecured mats, the particular configuration of the accelerator pedals in these vehicles, and the unique steps needed to shut off the engines in some of these vehicles with keyless ignitions.”
Warnings have been issued for the following Toyota vehicles: 2007-2010 Camry; 2005-2010 Avalon; 2004-2009 Prius; 2005-2010 Tacoma; 2007-2010 Tundra; 2007-2010 ES 350; and 2006-2010 IS 250 and IS 350.
Owners of these vehicles are advised to remove the floor mats from the driver’s side until more information is available. Toyota is currently investigating the problem, and will issue an official recall when they know more. The recall could affect up to 3.8 million vehicles.
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