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Toyota recalls faulty vehicles

16 February 2010 12:17 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Nijat Mustafayev â€“ APA-Economics. On Jan. 21, Toyota issued a gargantuan recall to address a potential safety hazard thatâ€™s been making waves the world over, northernlife.ca reported.

In what the automaker calls â€œrare instances,â€ an affected vehicleâ€™s throttle pedal could stick, causing unintended and potentially uncontrollable acceleration that could result in an accident.
Following the latest recall, the Japanese automaker ordered its dealers to stop selling various models until the problem is addressed. The brandâ€™s Matrix, Camry, Highlander, Corolla, Avalon, RAV4, Tundra and Sequoia models will sit on dealer lots until the accelerator pedal assemblies have been replaced. Additionally, Toyota is asking current owners of some 270,000 vehicles to contact them to have their accelerator pedals replaced at no cost.

On a global scale, the recall will likely affect several million vehicles.
Drivers in any vehicle who find themselves with a throttle pedal in the wide open position are advised to apply strong, steady brake pressure to reduce acceleration. Switching off the engine or removing the key from a moving vehicle is dangerous, as steering will become more difficult or impossible. A safe bet, generally, is to place the vehicle in neutral to disconnect the engine from the drive wheels, and then coast the vehicle safely to the side of the road before turning it off.

Toyota Centre Baku has affirmed the recall campaign by Toyota. TCB has also started to recall Toyota Corolla and Toyota Rav4 models produced within 2005-2009.