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Article: Toyota Begins Interim Notification to Owners Regarding Future Voluntary Safety Recall Related to Floor Mats.
- Article from:
- Journal of Transportation
- Article date:
- November 21, 2009
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Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., announced that it has begun mailing letters to owners of certain Toyota and Lexus models regarding the potential for an unsecured or incompatible driver's floor mat to interfere with the accelerator pedal and cause it to get stuck in the wide-open position.
The letter, in compliance with the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act and reviewed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) also confirms that no defect exists in vehicles in which the driver's floor mat is compatible with the vehicle and properly secured.
The Toyota finding is consistent with a recent decision by NHTSA denying a ...