Toyota Recall

Key Points:

• Toyota will have dealers shorten the length of the gas pedals beginning in January
• New pedals will be available in April
• Some vehicles will have brake override systems, or a smart brake. (The system will stop the car if both the brake and accelerator pedals are applied simultaneously.
• The government has attributed at least five deaths and two injuries to the floor mat-related unintended acceleration and has received reports of more than 100 incidents in which the pedal may have become stuck.
• Dealers will be instructed on how to modify the pedals before the end of the year and will begin shortening the accelerators in 2010.
• For more information, owners can contact Toyota at 800-331-4331 or the NHTSA hot line at 888-327-4236.

Vehicles included in the recall:

• 2007-2010 Toyota Camry
• 2004-2009 Toyota Prius
• 2005-2010 Toyota Avalon
• 2005-2010 Toyota Tacoma
• 2007-2010 Toyota Tundra
• 2007-2010 Lexus ES350
• 2006-2010 Lexus IS250/350

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