On Tuesday, September 29, 2009, Toyota Motor Corporation announced it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States. The recall will affect 2007-2010 model year Toyota Camry, 2005-2010 Toyota Avalon, 2004-2009 Toyota Prius, 2005-2010 Tacoma, 2007-2010 Toyota Tundra, 2007-2010 Lexus ES350 and 2006-2010 Lexus IS250 and IS350. The recall is to address problems with a removable floor mat that could cause accelerators to get stuck and lead to high speed accidents. Toyota will be working with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to find a remedy to fix the problem and said owners could be notified about the recall as early as next week.

Toyota spokesman Irv Miller said until the company finds a fix, owners should take out the removable floor mat on the driver’s side and not replace it. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received reports of 102 incidents in which the accelerator may have become stuck on the Toyota vehicles involved in the recall. In September 2007, Toyota recalled an accessory all-weather floor mat sold for use in some 2007 and 2008 model year Lexus ES 350 and Toyota Camry vehicles because of similar problems. Toyota has ordered 1,400 Toyota and Lexus dealers nationwide to ensure that each new, used and loaner vehicles has the proper floor mats and that the mats were properly secured. For more information, consumers can contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s hotline at (888) 327-4236, Toyota at (800) 331-4331 or Lexus at (800) 255-3987.