Toyota recalls 2.17 million more vehicles over possible pedal entrapment

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Toyota has announced that it’s voluntarily recalling approximately 2.17 million vehicles due to possible pedal entrapment issues. In case you’ve forgotten about Toyota’s massive recall from last year, this new issue affects 2.17 million more vehicles where the driver’s side floor mat can become a potential hazard. Uh oh.

In October of 2009, Toyota recalled nearly five million vehicles because of possible issues with the floor mats. In January of 2010, the automaker recalled an additional 2.3 million due to an issue with sticking accelerator pedals.

This latest rash of recalls pertains to:

• 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 400h (372,000 units)

Toyota will be sending out notices to vehicle owners by first-class mail, and dealerships will fix the issue with no cost to the owner. As of this writing, Toyota states that it is unaware of any accidents or injuries related to this new set of recalls. The automaker’s official press release is available after the jump.

[Sources: Toyota, AOL Autos]

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