NHTSA recall 12V305000
Vehicle Speed Control · Toyota Motor Corporation
Details
What's wrong: In July 2012, Toyota filed a defect report to recall certain model year 2010 Lexus rx350 and rx450h vehicles. In November 2012, Toyota informed the agency that it was including an additional 10,565 vehicles including certain model year 2008 through 2011 Toyota land cruiser vehicles. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 164,601. The accelerator pedal can get stuck in the wide open position due to its…
Why it matters: A stuck open 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 fix: Toyota and Lexus will notify owners of affected vehicles and 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. Toyota has not yet provided a notification schedule for…
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
- 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser
- 2009 Toyota Land Cruiser
- 2010 Lexus RX350
- 2010 Lexus Rx Hybrid
- 2010 Toyota Land Cruiser
- 2011 Toyota Land Cruiser
All model years NHTSA lists
2010 Lexus Rx Hybrid, 2010 Lexus Rx350, 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser, 2009 Toyota Land Cruiser, 2010 Toyota Land Cruiser, 2011 Toyota Land Cruiser.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 12V305000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.