| Defect Summary: | ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY AND HYBRID VEHICLES, THE TWO RETAINING CLIPS FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE FORWARD CENTER CONSOLE CAN BECOME LOOSE. IF BOTH CLIPS SEPARATE FROM THE FLOOR CARPET COVER, THE COVER MAY LEAN TOWARD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING INTERFERENCE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ROD. |
| Consequence Summary: | THIS CONDITION MAY INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RETURNING TO THE IDLE POSITION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. |
| Corrective Summary: | DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TWO FLOOR CARPET COVER RETAINING CLIPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 24, 2006, AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY SEPTEMBER 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331 OR LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987. |
| Manufacturer of Recalled Product: | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Begin Date of Manufacturing: | 20030210 |
| End Date of Manufacturing: | 20050524 |
| Vehicle, Equipment or Tire Report: | V |
| Potenial Number of Units Affected: | 367594 |
| Date Owner Notified by Manufacturer: | 20060724 |
| Recall Initiator: | MFR |
| Manufacturer that Filed Report: | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Report Received Date: | 20060713 |
| Record Creation Date: | 20060713 |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: | |
| Caroops Record ID: | 51526 |