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Toyota to recall 3.8 million vehicles for dangerous floor mat defect
By WENDI LEWIS
BEASLEY ALLEN LEGAL NEWS

Date: October 5, 2009 12:00 AM

Toyota has announced it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States as a result of a dangerous problem with the vehicle floor mats, which may interfere with the vehicle's accelerator, causing uncontrolled accleration leading to loss of control of the vehicle and a crash. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is referring to this as an urgent matter. Affected vehicles inclue:

2007-2010 Camry
2005-2010 Avalon
2004-2009 Prius
2005-2010 Tacoma
2007-2010 Tundra
2007-2010 Lexus ES350
2006-2010 Lexus IS250 and IS350

The NHTSA and Toyota advise that car owners should immediately remove the driver's side floor mat, and should not replace it. More information should be forthcoming from Toyota in the next few days. This is the largest recall in Toyota history.

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