Toyota Recall Models and Years

A faulty part can create a lot of danger to the driver, as well as its passenger(s). Which is why, if there are any issues with your car, it is mandatory to get them fixed. And if the company themselves recall the car to fix the issue, it should be done at once. A faulty car part can reduce the life of the engine, and also of the people in it. Usually, when a company recalls the car models to work on the problems, they make a public announcement mentioning which car models and years are being recalled. However, you can always complain about other problems of the car to the dealer/company to get them fixed. Toyota is renowned for its engine and technology and definitely reliability who also participated in Formula 1 championships. Toyota is a world leader in research and development of advanced automobile technology. Toyota has a huge range of, small to luxury, cars. So the surprising fact is that there have been a few Toyota models which were recalled in the past.

The astonishment comes about because the company has also come up with a hybrid car that uses both, combustion and electrical power. Hence, it is loved by environmentalists. Toyota shows the way to the future by introducing such cars in the market. They also have best selling Sports Utility Vehicles or SUV's. Toyota's award-winning engine range reflects the high design and quality standards set by its engineers. However, off late, the company has been recalling many cars to get problems fixed, meaning that the quality testing department is not working hard enough. Thus, we come to the main objective of our article. Toyota recall list till date has affected about 8.1 million vehicles. The worry around the Toyota recall models and the years continues to be intense however, with many customers of non-recalled cars also trying to get dealers to look into their cars. The Toyota recall, about issues with the accelerator pedals, has already affected the sale of 20,000 vehicles for just one month. Over 100,000 new vehicles are being pulled out as they are part of the Toyota recall models, of which, 80,000 cars are being pulled out from the U.S. markets.

List of the Recalled Models by Years

When you visit Toyota's website, you can see the measures taken by the company concerning these issues. This is what they have to say about it. Mailings for the Pedal Recall are complete.

Mailings for the Floor Mat Entrapment Recall are as follows:

• Letters for Avalon owners are finished.
• Letter for Camry owners have already been sent out beginning of February 2010.
• Letter for Highlander Hybrid owners have already been sent out beginning of March 2010.
• Letter for Highlander (non-Hybrid) owners have already been sent out by end of April 2010.
• Letter for Prius owners have already been sent out by end of April 2010.
• Letters for Tundra owners were sent out beginning of May 2010.
• Letters for Corolla and Matrix owners have been sent beginning of June 2010.
• Rest of the owner letters will be sent out by late June 2010.

Years	Models	Reasons
2005 - 2010	Toyota Avalon	Risk of accelerator pedals becoming dangerously stuck; 1.1 million vehicles
2009 - 2010	Toyota Camry	Risk of accelerator pedals becoming dangerously stuck
2007 - 2010	Toyota Camry	Sticking accelerator pedal mechanisms
2008 - 2010	Toyota Sequoia	Fix a glitch in the Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system
2009 - 2010	Toyota Corolla	Power steering problems
2009 - 2010	Toyota Tacoma	Inspect the front drive shaft on a small production run of certain 2010 model year Tacoma 4WD trucks
2008 - 2010	Toyota Highlander	Faulty accelerator pedal that sticks
2007 - 2010	Toyota Tundra	Frame corrosion problem
2009 - 2010	Toyota Matrix	The driver and front passenger glass bolts may loosen and causes the door glass to separate from the window regulator
2009 - 2010	Toyota VENZA	Sticky accelerator pedals
2004 - 2009	Toyota Prius	For probe of brake problems

With the Toyota recall models, along with their years, included in the list given above, the company then separated it into two categories depending on the issue involved.

Vehicles involved in the Toyota sticking accelerator pedal recall included:

Years	Models	Total #
2007 - 2010	Toyota Camry	Few
2009 - 2010	Toyota Corolla	Few
2009 - 2010	Toyota RAV4	Few
2010	Toyota Highlander	Few

Vehicles involved in the Toyota floor mat recall included:

Years	Models
2007 - 2010	Toyota Camry
2009 - 2010	Toyota Corolla
2010	Toyota Highlander

So, if you find you car model by its year in the above lists, contact your dealer to get the car parts fixed as soon as possible to avoid a huge hole in your pocket for repairs. You can confirm and verify, if your particular car has been recalled from your dealer, or by calling the company right away.