NHTSA campaign 06V253000 · Toyota campaign 6LD 60F
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. Recall 06V-253: CARPET INTERFERENCE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL
NHTSA recall 06V253000 (Toyota campaign 6LD 60F) was reported by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. on July 13, 2006, with 367,594 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lexus RX330, Toyota Highlander, Lexus RX Hybrid and more for model years 2004–2006. Owners were notified on July 24, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 06V253000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V253000 (also written 06V-253 or 06V253)
- Filed by
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Toyota campaign number
- 6LD 60F
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 367,594 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Vehicle Speed Control — Accelerator Pedal
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V253000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Lexus
Lexus RX330
Lexus RX Hybrid
- 2006 · Vehicles built March 21, 2005 – May 24, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Toyota
Toyota Highlander
Toyota Highlander Hybrid
- 2006 · Vehicles built March 14, 2005 – May 24, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V253000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY AND HYBRID VEHICLES, THE TWO RETAINING CLIPS FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE FORWARD CENTER CONSOLE CAN BECOME LOOSE. IF BOTH CLIPS SEPARATE FROM THE FLOOR CARPET COVER, THE COVER MAY LEAN TOWARD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING INTERFERENCE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ROD.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION MAY INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RETURNING TO THE IDLE POSITION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TWO FLOOR CARPET COVER RETAINING CLIPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 24, 2006, AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY SEPTEMBER 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331 OR LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.
Notes
TOYOTA RECALL NO. 60F AND LEXUS RECALL NO. 6LD.CUSTOMERS 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 HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V253000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.