TAKATA RECALL - THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED ON MAY 4, 2017. REPAIR WAS SCHEDULED IN SEPTEMBER 2017. IN THE MEANTIME, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT NO ONE SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. AFTER WAITING SIX MONTHS !!!. THE REPAIR DATE WAS MISSED AND NO NEW DATE HAS BEEN PROMISED FOR REPAIR. STILL WAITING AND CANNOT USE THE FRONT PASSE…
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TAKATA RECALL - THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED ON MAY 4, 2017. REPAIR WAS SCHEDULED IN SEPTEMBER 2017. IN THE MEANTIME, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT NO ONE SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. AFTER WAITING SIX MONTHS !!!. THE REPAIR DATE WAS MISSED AND NO NEW DATE HAS BEEN PROMISED FOR REPAIR. STILL WAITING AND CANNOT USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT !!
NHTSA ODI #11031866
Mileage unknown · Oct 3, 2017
Air Bags
TOYOTA/LEXUS REFUSING TO FIX THIS RECALL ON MY LEXUS VEHICLE.
NHTSA ODI #11031493
Mileage unknown · Aug 19, 2017
Air Bags
"TAKATA RECALL" VISITED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN METAIRIE, LA TO HAVE RECALL TAKEN CARE OF. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN THEY WERE READY TO FIX PROBLEM. MY WIFE AND I ARE SENIOR CITIZENS AND ARE AFRAID TO SIT AS A PASSENGER OF OUR OWN CAR. WHY IS THIS TAKING SO LONG. OVER A YEAR SINCE WE RECEIVED NOTICE. CAN WE DEMAN…
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"TAKATA RECALL" VISITED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN METAIRIE, LA TO HAVE RECALL TAKEN CARE OF. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN THEY WERE READY TO FIX PROBLEM. MY WIFE AND I ARE SENIOR CITIZENS AND ARE AFRAID TO SIT AS A PASSENGER OF OUR OWN CAR. WHY IS THIS TAKING SO LONG. OVER A YEAR SINCE WE RECEIVED NOTICE. CAN WE DEMAND THE USE OF A SIMILAR LOANER CAR? PLEASE HAVE THIS COMPLAINT CHECKED. THANKS
NHTSA ODI #11016372
Mileage unknown · Jul 18, 2017
Air Bags
MY AIRBAG RECALL CAME TO ME TODAY 7/18/2017 - I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS RECALL FROM FACEBOOK BACK IN SEPT. 2016 - I CALLED LEXUS WAS INFORMED TO DRIVE THE CAR OVER - I SIGNED A PAPER STATING I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE MY CAR AND IT MUST SIT IN MY GARAGE FOR AS LONG AS THERE IS NO PART TO REPLACE IT WITH - THEY GAVE ME A LOANER CAR …
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MY AIRBAG RECALL CAME TO ME TODAY 7/18/2017 - I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS RECALL FROM FACEBOOK BACK IN SEPT. 2016 - I CALLED LEXUS WAS INFORMED TO DRIVE THE CAR OVER - I SIGNED A PAPER STATING I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE MY CAR AND IT MUST SIT IN MY GARAGE FOR AS LONG AS THERE IS NO PART TO REPLACE IT WITH - THEY GAVE ME A LOANER CAR BUT AFTER 10 MONTHS LATER AND MY CAR DEAD - THE PART CAME IN - IT WAS LIKE PULLING TEETH TO GET THEM TO EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR AND DID NOT WANT TO EVEN PUT IN A NEW BATTERY - AFTER COMPLAINING AND WORKING WITH THE HOME OFFICE THEY DID A COMPLETE ONCE OVER AND A NEW BATTERY - MY CAR IS WORKING NOW - BUT - LEXUS SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS - LAWYERS ALL OVER THE PLACE WANT TO HELP YOU GET YOUR MONEY BACK - LEXUS DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO HEAR ABOUT ANY ISSUES YOU HAD - COMPLAINTS ETC..... YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD WANT TO ASSIST YOU WITH MORE ITEMS TO REPLACE ON YOUR CAR - 10 MONTHS OF WAITING?????? CRAZY !!!!!!
NHTSA ODI #11006194
16,000 miles · May 25, 2017
Air Bags
TAKATA RECALL. RECALL NOTICE CAME SOME MONTHS AGO. WAS TOLD BY DEALER ON 5/28/17 THAT IT WOULD TAKE UNTIL SEPTEMBER -- AFTER THE SUMMER WHEN I NEED THE CAR MOST -- BEFORE IT CAN BE FIXED. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.
NHTSA ODI #10991713
Mileage unknown · Apr 18, 2017
Air Bags
TAKATA INFLATORS : PLEASE I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE AIR BAG EXPLODING ITS BEEN TEN YEARS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR , THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALREADY RESOLVED ,SINCE ITS (ZONE A 6-9 YEARS) PLEASE MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG IN MY CAR [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.…
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TAKATA INFLATORS : PLEASE I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE AIR BAG EXPLODING ITS BEEN TEN YEARS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR , THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALREADY RESOLVED ,SINCE ITS (ZONE A 6-9 YEARS) PLEASE MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG IN MY CAR [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
NHTSA ODI #10979108
Mileage unknown · Apr 6, 2017
Air Bags
TAKATA RECALL. RECALL NOTICE SENT OUT IN MAIL. NO PLAN FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION.
NHTSA ODI #10971024
Mileage unknown · Mar 29, 2017
Air Bags
THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG, PRODUCED BY TAKATA, AND THE MY LEXUS DEALER IN SCHAUMBURG, ILLLINOIS, HAS NOT CONTACTED METRO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN TOO LONG. I HAD FILED A COMPLAINT OVER THE PHONE WITH YOU IN FEBRUARY ( #10957566). CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AND HOW MUCH TIME LONGE…
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THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG, PRODUCED BY TAKATA, AND THE MY LEXUS DEALER IN SCHAUMBURG, ILLLINOIS, HAS NOT CONTACTED METRO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN TOO LONG. I HAD FILED A COMPLAINT OVER THE PHONE WITH YOU IN FEBRUARY ( #10957566). CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AND HOW MUCH TIME LONGER I AM SUPPOSED TO WAIT...THIS IS RIDICULOUS !
NHTSA ODI #10969255
Mileage unknown · Mar 29, 2017
Air Bags
RECALL
NHTSA ODI #10969203
Mileage unknown · Mar 15, 2017
Air Bags
TAKATA RECALL: I LIKE TO KNOW WHEN MY VEHICLE IS GOING TO BE CALLED TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG THAT HAS BEEN WORRYING OUR FAMILY SINCE ITS ALMOST TEN YEARS WE BOUGHT THE CAR, THE BAG SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED 2 YEARS BACK THANKS [XXX] *DL INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)…
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TAKATA RECALL: I LIKE TO KNOW WHEN MY VEHICLE IS GOING TO BE CALLED TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG THAT HAS BEEN WORRYING OUR FAMILY SINCE ITS ALMOST TEN YEARS WE BOUGHT THE CAR, THE BAG SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED 2 YEARS BACK THANKS [XXX] *DL INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*JB
NHTSA ODI #10966122
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THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE THROTTLE PEDAL IF PROPERLY SECURED USING THE RETAINING HOOKS PROVIDED BY TOYOTA.HOWEVER, IF THE ALL WEATHER MAT IS UNSECURED AND MOVES FORWARD FROM ITS INTENDED POSITION IT CAN ENTRAP THE THROTTLE PEDAL AT THE FULLY OPEN POSITION AFTER IT HAS BEEN DEPRESSED.THIS CAN HAPPEN REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT ANOTHER MAT (CARPET) IS UNDERNEATH.WHEN THIS OCCURS, SOME OPERATORS REACT BY APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES, DEPLETING THE BRAKING SYSTEM'S (VACUUM BASED) POWER ASSIST.STOPPING THE VEHICLE WITH UNASSISTED BRAKING WHILE THE THROTTLE IS FULLY OPEN REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT PEDAL FORCE, WHICH SOME OPERATORS DID NOT, OR WERE UNABLE TO, APPLY FOR THE REQUIRED DURATION.CONTINUED DRIVING IN THIS CONDITION RESULTS IN OVERHEATED BRAKES, WHICH FURTHER DIMINISHES THE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS.SOME OPERATORS ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF BY DEPRESSING THE ENGINE CONTROL BUTTON, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNAWARE THE BUTTON HAD TO BE DEPRESSED FOR THREE SECONDS TO STOP THE ENGINE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION; THIS FUNCTIONALITY WAS NOT EXPLAINED ADEQUATELY IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL.IN ODI INTERVIEWS, OWNER'S REPORTED THEY WERE UNAWARE THE ALL WEATHER MAT HAD THE POTENTIAL TO INTERFERE WITH THE THROTTLE PEDAL, ADVISING THAT THIS WAS NEVER PROPERLY EXPLAINED GIVEN THE SIGNIFICANT HAZARD IT REPRESENTED.OWNERS REPORTED SEVERAL EXPLANATIONS FOR WHY THE MAT WAS UNSECURED, INCLUDING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED IN THIS CONDITION (MOST COMMON REASON), OR THAT THEY HAD (UNWITTINGLY) INSTALLED THE MAT THEMSELVES, OR THAT ANOTHER PARTY, SUCH AS A CAR WASH ATTENDANT, HAD DISTURBED THE MAT WITHOUT THE OWNER'S KNOWLEDGE.ONE CONSUMER REPORTED THAT THEIR VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED WITHOUT THE RETAINING DEVICES INSTALLED.IN A SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 LETTER TO NHTSA, TOYOTA INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL TO REPLACE THE ALL WEATHER MAT WITH A REDESIGNED MAT.ACCORDING TO TOYOTA, THE NEW MAT DESIGN WILL REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH THE THROTTLE PEDAL.THE POPULATION NOTED ABOVE REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF SUBJECT MATSTHAT HAVE BEEN SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES.SINCE TOYOTA CANNOT IDENTIFY WHICH VEHICLES MAY HAVE THE SUBJECT MATS, THEY WILL SEND A LETTER TO ALL REGISTERED OWNERS OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES (ESTIMATED 750K) ADVISING THEM OF THE CONCERN AND REMEDY.A COPY OF THAT LETTER WILL BE POSTED TO NHTSA'S WEB SITE UNDER RECALL 07E-082; IT CONTAINS A DESCRIPTION OF THE CONDITION AND THE ACTIONS AN OPERATOR SHOULD TAKE IN THE EVENT THROTTLE ENTRAPMENT OCCURS WHILE DRIVING.THE FATALITY INCIDENT NOTED ABOVE OCCURRED IN JULY 2007 AND WAS INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA'S SPECIAL CRASH INVESTIGATIONS OFFICE.IT HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED ON A VEHICLE OWNER QUESTIONNAIRE.THE OPERATOR REPORTEDLY TRAVELLED AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH FOR AN ESTIMATED EIGHT MILES ON AN INTERSTATE IN CALIFORNIA BEFORE IT STRUCK TWO OTHER VEHICLES.ONE OF THE STRUCK VEHICLES AND THE SUBJECT VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE.THE OCCUPANT OF THE STRUCK VEHICLE DID NOT EVACULATE AND DIED AT THE SCENE.THE SUBJECT VEHICLE DRIVER SUFFERED A BROKEN BONE.THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL IS INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT ALSO.ODI DID NOT ISSUE AN INFORMATION REQUEST LETTER DURING THIS INVESTIGATION.THE TOYOTA REPORTS NOTED ABOVE WERE REPORTED DURING PRELIMINARY EVALUATION PE07-016 AND ARE CURRENT THROUGH APRIL 2007 FOR MY 2007 LEXUS ES350 ONLY.ODI DOES NOT HAVE FIELD EXPERIENCE DATA FROM TOYOTA FOR CAMRY VEHICLES.THROTTLE ENTRAPMENT DUE TO IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FLOOR MATS COULD BE A CONCERN IN ALL VEHICLES.THEREFORE, DRIVERS SHOULD ALWAYS ENSURE THEIR FLOOR MATS ARE PROPERLY AND SAFELY INSTALLED.THIS INCL
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Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal
THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE THROTTLE PEDAL IF PROPERLY SECURED USING THE RETAINING HOOKS PROVIDED BY TOYOTA.HOWEVER, IF THE ALL WEATHER MAT IS UNSECURED AND MOVES FORWARD FROM ITS INTENDED POSITION IT CAN ENTRAP THE THROTTLE PEDAL AT THE FULLY OPEN POSITION AFTER IT HAS BEEN DEPRESSED.THIS CAN HAPPEN REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT ANOTHER MAT (CARPET) IS UNDERNEATH.WHEN THIS OCCURS, SOME OPERATORS REACT BY APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES, DEPLETING THE BRAKING SYSTEM'S (VACUUM BASED) POWER ASSIST.STOPPING THE VEHICLE WITH UNASSISTED BRAKING WHILE THE THROTTLE IS FULLY OPEN REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT PEDAL FORCE, WHICH SOME OPERATORS DID NOT, OR WERE UNABLE TO, APPLY FOR THE REQUIRED DURATION.CONTINUED DRIVING IN THIS CONDITION RESULTS IN OVERHEATED BRAKES, WHICH FURTHER DIMINISHES THE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS.SOME OPERATORS ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF BY DEPRESSING THE ENGINE CONTROL BUTTON, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNAWARE THE BUTTON HAD TO BE DEPRESSED FOR THREE SECONDS TO STOP THE ENGINE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION; THIS FUNCTIONALITY WAS NOT EXPLAINED ADEQUATELY IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL.IN ODI INTERVIEWS, OWNER'S REPORTED THEY WERE UNAWARE THE ALL WEATHER MAT HAD THE POTENTIAL TO INTERFERE WITH THE THROTTLE PEDAL, ADVISING THAT THIS WAS NEVER PROPERLY EXPLAINED GIVEN THE SIGNIFICANT HAZARD IT REPRESENTED.OWNERS REPORTED SEVERAL EXPLANATIONS FOR WHY THE MAT WAS UNSECURED, INCLUDING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED IN THIS CONDITION (MOST COMMON REASON), OR THAT THEY HAD (UNWITTINGLY) INSTALLED THE MAT THEMSELVES, OR THAT ANOTHER PARTY, SUCH AS A CAR WASH ATTENDANT, HAD DISTURBED THE MAT WITHOUT THE OWNER'S KNOWLEDGE.ONE CONSUMER REPORTED THAT THEIR VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED WITHOUT THE RETAINING DEVICES INSTALLED.IN A SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 LETTER TO NHTSA, TOYOTA INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL TO REPLACE THE ALL WEATHER MAT WITH A REDESIGNED MAT.ACCORDING TO TOYOTA, THE NEW MAT DESIGN WILL REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH THE THROTTLE PEDAL.THE POPULATION NOTED ABOVE REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF SUBJECT MATSTHAT HAVE BEEN SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES.SINCE TOYOTA CANNOT IDENTIFY WHICH VEHICLES MAY HAVE THE SUBJECT MATS, THEY WILL SEND A LETTER TO ALL REGISTERED OWNERS OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES (ESTIMATED 750K) ADVISING THEM OF THE CONCERN AND REMEDY.A COPY OF THAT LETTER WILL BE POSTED TO NHTSA'S WEB SITE UNDER RECALL 07E-082; IT CONTAINS A DESCRIPTION OF THE CONDITION AND THE ACTIONS AN OPERATOR SHOULD TAKE IN THE EVENT THROTTLE ENTRAPMENT OCCURS WHILE DRIVING.THE FATALITY INCIDENT NOTED ABOVE OCCURRED IN JULY 2007 AND WAS INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA'S SPECIAL CRASH INVESTIGATIONS OFFICE.IT HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED ON A VEHICLE OWNER QUESTIONNAIRE.THE OPERATOR REPORTEDLY TRAVELLED AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH FOR AN ESTIMATED EIGHT MILES ON AN INTERSTATE IN CALIFORNIA BEFORE IT STRUCK TWO OTHER VEHICLES.ONE OF THE STRUCK VEHICLES AND THE SUBJECT VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE.THE OCCUPANT OF THE STRUCK VEHICLE DID NOT EVACULATE AND DIED AT THE SCENE.THE SUBJECT VEHICLE DRIVER SUFFERED A BROKEN BONE.THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL IS INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT ALSO.ODI DID NOT ISSUE AN INFORMATION REQUEST LETTER DURING THIS INVESTIGATION.THE TOYOTA REPORTS NOTED ABOVE WERE REPORTED DURING PRELIMINARY EVALUATION PE07-016 AND ARE CURRENT THROUGH APRIL 2007 FOR MY 2007 LEXUS ES350 ONLY.ODI DOES NOT HAVE FIELD EXPERIENCE DATA FROM TOYOTA FOR CAMRY VEHICLES.THROTTLE ENTRAPMENT DUE TO IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FLOOR MATS COULD BE A CONCERN IN ALL VEHICLES.THEREFORE, DRIVERS SHOULD ALWAYS ENSURE THEIR FLOOR MATS ARE PROPERLY AND SAFELY INSTALLED.THIS INCL
Vehicle Speed Control
THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE THROTTLE PEDAL IF PROPERLY SECURED USING THE RETAINING HOOKS PROVIDED BY TOYOTA.HOWEVER, IF THE ALL WEATHER MAT IS UNSECURED AND MOVES FORWARD FROM ITS INTENDED POSITION IT CAN ENTRAP THE THROTTLE PEDAL AT THE FULLY OPEN POSITION AFTER IT HAS BEEN DEPRESSED.THIS CAN HAPPEN REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT ANOTHER MAT (CARPET) IS UNDERNEATH.WHEN THIS OCCURS, SOME OPERATORS REACT BY APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES, DEPLETING THE BRAKING SYSTEM'S (VACUUM BASED) POWER ASSIST.STOPPING THE VEHICLE WITH UNASSISTED BRAKING WHILE THE THROTTLE IS FULLY OPEN REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT PEDAL FORCE, WHICH SOME OPERATORS DID NOT, OR WERE UNABLE TO, APPLY FOR THE REQUIRED DURATION.CONTINUED DRIVING IN THIS CONDITION RESULTS IN OVERHEATED BRAKES, WHICH FURTHER DIMINISHES THE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS.SOME OPERATORS ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF BY DEPRESSING THE ENGINE CONTROL BUTTON, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNAWARE THE BUTTON HAD TO BE DEPRESSED FOR THREE SECONDS TO STOP THE ENGINE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION; THIS FUNCTIONALITY WAS NOT EXPLAINED ADEQUATELY IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL.IN ODI INTERVIEWS, OWNER'S REPORTED THEY WERE UNAWARE THE ALL WEATHER MAT HAD THE POTENTIAL TO INTERFERE WITH THE THROTTLE PEDAL, ADVISING THAT THIS WAS NEVER PROPERLY EXPLAINED GIVEN THE SIGNIFICANT HAZARD IT REPRESENTED.OWNERS REPORTED SEVERAL EXPLANATIONS FOR WHY THE MAT WAS UNSECURED, INCLUDING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED IN THIS CONDITION (MOST COMMON REASON), OR THAT THEY HAD (UNWITTINGLY) INSTALLED THE MAT THEMSELVES, OR THAT ANOTHER PARTY, SUCH AS A CAR WASH ATTENDANT, HAD DISTURBED THE MAT WITHOUT THE OWNER'S KNOWLEDGE.ONE CONSUMER REPORTED THAT THEIR VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED WITHOUT THE RETAINING DEVICES INSTALLED.IN A SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 LETTER TO NHTSA, TOYOTA INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL TO REPLACE THE ALL WEATHER MAT WITH A REDESIGNED MAT.ACCORDING TO TOYOTA, THE NEW MAT DESIGN WILL REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH THE THROTTLE PEDAL.THE POPULATION NOTED ABOVE REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF SUBJECT MATSTHAT HAVE BEEN SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES.SINCE TOYOTA CANNOT IDENTIFY WHICH VEHICLES MAY HAVE THE SUBJECT MATS, THEY WILL SEND A LETTER TO ALL REGISTERED OWNERS OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES (ESTIMATED 750K) ADVISING THEM OF THE CONCERN AND REMEDY.A COPY OF THAT LETTER WILL BE POSTED TO NHTSA'S WEB SITE UNDER RECALL 07E-082; IT CONTAINS A DESCRIPTION OF THE CONDITION AND THE ACTIONS AN OPERATOR SHOULD TAKE IN THE EVENT THROTTLE ENTRAPMENT OCCURS WHILE DRIVING.THE FATALITY INCIDENT NOTED ABOVE OCCURRED IN JULY 2007 AND WAS INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA'S SPECIAL CRASH INVESTIGATIONS OFFICE.IT HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED ON A VEHICLE OWNER QUESTIONNAIRE.THE OPERATOR REPORTEDLY TRAVELLED AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH FOR AN ESTIMATED EIGHT MILES ON AN INTERSTATE IN CALIFORNIA BEFORE IT STRUCK TWO OTHER VEHICLES.ONE OF THE STRUCK VEHICLES AND THE SUBJECT VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE.THE OCCUPANT OF THE STRUCK VEHICLE DID NOT EVACULATE AND DIED AT THE SCENE.THE SUBJECT VEHICLE DRIVER SUFFERED A BROKEN BONE.THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL IS INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT ALSO.ODI DID NOT ISSUE AN INFORMATION REQUEST LETTER DURING THIS INVESTIGATION.THE TOYOTA REPORTS NOTED ABOVE WERE REPORTED DURING PRELIMINARY EVALUATION PE07-016 AND ARE CURRENT THROUGH APRIL 2007 FOR MY 2007 LEXUS ES350 ONLY.ODI DOES NOT HAVE FIELD EXPERIENCE DATA FROM TOYOTA FOR CAMRY VEHICLES.THROTTLE ENTRAPMENT DUE TO IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FLOOR MATS COULD BE A CONCERN IN ALL VEHICLES.THEREFORE, DRIVERS SHOULD ALWAYS ENSURE THEIR FLOOR MATS ARE PROPERLY AND SAFELY INSTALLED.THIS INCL
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