Toyota has announced that it will recall about 2.17 million vehicles because of possible problems pedal strangulation. In case you forgot about massive recall by Toyota from last year, does this new edition over 2.17 million vehicles in the driver's side floor mat is a potential danger can be. Uh oh.
In October 2009, Toyota recalled nearly five million vehicles because of possible problems with the floor mats. In January 2010, the automaker recalled an additional 2.3 million due to a problem with jump accelerator.
This latest rash of recalls affecting:
* 2003-2009 Toyota 4Runner (603 000 units)
* 2004-2006 Toyota Highlander and Highlander Hybrid (397 000 units)
* 2006-2010 Toyota RAV4 (761 000 units)
* 2008-2011 Lexus LX 570 (17,000 units)
* 2006-2007 Lexus GS 300 and 350 all-wheel-drive models (20,000 units)
* 2004-2007 Lexus RX 330, 350 and 400 h (372 000 units)
Toyota is sending notices to vehicle owners by first class mail and dealers will fix the problem at no cost to the owner. As I write this, Toyota says that he knows nothing of accidents or injuries related to this new series of product recalls. The automaker's official press release is available after the jump.
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