Government advises Toyota drivers to remove driver side floor mats
Toyota Motor Corporation is planning a recall of approximately 3.8 million cars and trucks due to loose floor mater that could force the accelerator down, causing serious injury or death. There have already been 17 accidents and 5 deaths that may be related to the faulty floor mats. In one recent incident, a passenger said the car was going 120 miles an hour because the accelerator was stuck. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it has received 102 reports in which the accelerator may have become stuck on a Toyota vehicle. The government is warning drivers of the affected vehicles to immediately remove the driver-side floor mats until they can be repaired by Toyota.
The vehicles recalled are the:
2004-2009 Toyota Prius
2005-2010 Toyota Avalon
2007-2010 Toyota Camry
2005-2010 Toyota Tacoma
2007-2010 Toyota Tundra
2006-2010 Lexus IS 250
2006-2010 Lexus IS 350
2007-2010 Lexus ES 350
For more information, consumers can contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's hotline at (888) 327-4236, Toyota at (800) 331-4331 or Lexus at (800) 255-3987.
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