# NHTSA recall 10V023000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 10V023000
- Manufacturer's number: 90L
- Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Reported: 2010\-01\-27
- Owners notified: 2010\-03\-30
- Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- Units potentially affected: 1126915

## What is wrong

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008\-2010 HIGHLANDER, MODEL YEAR 2009\-2010 COROLLA, VENZA AND MATRIX PASSENGER VEHICLES.  THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN GET STUCK IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION DUE TO ITS BEING TRAPPED BY AN UNSECURED OR INCOMPATIBLE DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT.  THIS RECALL IS AN EXPANSION OF A CAMPAIGN OF 3.8 MILLION OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES ANNOUNCED IN 2009 FOR THE SAME ISSUE \(SEE 09V\-388\).


## What can happen

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 remedy

TOYOTA WILL MODIFY OR REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDALS ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES. FLOOR SURFACE MODIFICATIONS ARE ALSO BEING CONSIDERED AND WILL BE INCLUDED FOR ANY MODEL FOR WHICH IT IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE. INITIALLY, DEALERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED ON HOW TO RESHAPE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR THE REPAIR. AS REPLACEMENT PARTS WITH THE SAME SHAPE AS THE MODIFIED PEDAL BECOME AVAILABLE, THEY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE DEALERS FOR THE REPAIR. CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE HAD THE PEDAL RESHAPE REMEDY COMPLETED WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE A NEW PEDAL IF THEY DESIRE, AFTER REPLACEMENT PEDALS BECOME AVAILABLE.  IN ADDITION, TOYOTA WILL REPLACE ANY TOYOTA ALL\-WEATHER FLOOR MAT IN A SUBJECT VEHICLE WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED MAT, FREE OF CHARGE. FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE THE PREVIOUS DESIGN ALL\-WEATHER FLOOR MAT BUT DO NOT NEED OR WANT THE NEWLY DESIGNED ALL\-WEATHER FLOOR MAT, TOYOTA WILL RECOVER THE PREVIOUS DESIGN ALL\-WEATHER FLOOR MAT AND REIMBURSE ITS PRICE.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN MARCH 30, 2010.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1\-800\-331\-4331.


## Notes

TOYOTA RECALL NO. 9LG/90L.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2009 TOYOTA COROLLA](/makes/toyota/corolla/2009/recalls.md)
- [2010 TOYOTA COROLLA](/makes/toyota/corolla/2010/recalls.md)
- [2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER](/makes/toyota/highlander/2008/recalls.md)
- [2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER](/makes/toyota/highlander/2009/recalls.md)
- [2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER](/makes/toyota/highlander/2010/recalls.md)
- 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX
- 2010 TOYOTA MATRIX
- [2009 TOYOTA VENZA](/makes/toyota/venza/2009/recalls.md)
- [2010 TOYOTA VENZA](/makes/toyota/venza/2010/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [TSB003220](/bulletins/10244113.md), 2023-10-16, Service bulletin
- [LSC BST Phase 1.](/bulletins/10133722.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [LSC BST Phase 3](/bulletins/10133716.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [Update Class Act](/bulletins/10133694.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [Class Action Fai](/bulletins/10133693.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [Class Action Set](/bulletins/10132279.md), 2018-04-02, Service bulletin
- [LSC BST Phase 2](/bulletins/10132017.md), 2018-04-02, Service bulletin
- [LSC BST Phase 2](/bulletins/10132015.md), 2018-04-02, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-0087\-12](/bulletins/10045140.md), 2012-08-21, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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