Toyota Recalls 3.8 Million Vehicles Potentially Dangerous Floor Mats Cited for Company's Largest U.S. Recall

Toyota recalls 3.8 million vehicles

Potentially dangerous floor mats cited for company's largest U.S. recall

1)Toyota Motor Corp.(Toyota) said Tuesday it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States, the company’s largest-ever U.S. recall, to address problems with a removable floor mat that could cause accelerators to get stuck and lead to a crash.

The recall will involve popular models such as the Toyota Camry, the top-selling passenger car in America, and the Toyota Prius, the best-selling gas-electric hybrid.

Toyota said it was still working with officials with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to find a remedy to fix the problem and said owners could be notified about the recall as early as next week. Toyota spokesman Irv Miller said until the company finds a fix, owners should take out the removable floor mat on the driver’s side and not replace it. The recall will affect 2007-2010 model year Toyota Camry, 2005-2010 Toyota Avalon, 2004-2009 Toyota Prius, 2005-2010 Tacoma, 2007-2010 Toyota Tundra, 2007-2010 Lexus ES350 and 2006-2010 Lexus IS250 and IS350.

Toyota has been under pressure due to recall, and thus lead the industry in recent years, rising to its product quality complaints and frequent recall of unprecedented concern about the quality Toyota products also been seriously questioned.

The products, structural design problems, so that the accelerator pedal is always in a state of half the oil, Even when the foot left the pedal to the petrol car is still possible in the state, thus affecting driving safety and only in rare conditions of use before this happens.

The comparison of the recall, but also Toyota headache is in the U.S. "roll-over the door." July 24, 2009(1), former employees of Toyota Motor North America Dimiters ‧ Biller (DimitriosP. Biller) to the Central District of California in Los Angeles presented a concealed roll-over accident on the prosecution of Toyota, said Toyota vehicle structure to conceal...