Toyota Avalon, Toyota Camry, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Corolla Matrix, Toyota Highlander, Toyota Rav4, model years 2005 to 2010. Filed by Toyota Motor North America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 21 January 2010. 2,230,661 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 avalon, model year 2007-2010 camry, model year 2009-2010 corolla, corolla matrix, rav4, model year 2010 highlander, model year 2008-2010 sequoia, and model year 2007-2010 tundra vehicles. due to the manner in which the friction lever interacts with the sliding surface …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 10V017 cover?
- Toyota Avalon, Toyota Camry, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Corolla Matrix, Toyota Highlander, Toyota Rav4, Toyota Sequoia, Toyota Tundra, model years 2005-2010.
- What is wrong with them?
- TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 AVALON, MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 CAMRY, MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 COROLLA, COROLLA MATRIX, RAV4, MODEL YEAR 2010 HIGHLANDER, MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 SEQUOIA, AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 TUNDRA VEHICLES.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY BECOME HARD TO DEPRESS, SLOW TO RETURN TO IDLE, OR, IN THE WORST CASE, MECHANICALLY STUCK IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REINFORCEMENT BAR IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH WILL ALLOW THE PEDAL TO OPERATE SMOOTHLY. GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS FOR THE PONTIAC VIBE PLEASE SEE 10V-018. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY BECOME HARD TO DEPRESS, SLOW TO RETURN TO IDLE, OR, IN THE WORST CASE, MECHANICALLY STUCK IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 10V017 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| System at fault | Vehicle Speed Control:Accelerator Pedal |
| Reported to NHTSA | 21 January 2010 |
| Model years | 2005-2010 |
| Vehicles named | TOYOTA AVALON, TOYOTA CAMRY, TOYOTA COROLLA, TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX, TOYOTA HIGHLANDER, TOYOTA RAV4, TOYOTA SEQUOIA, TOYOTA TUNDRA |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY BECOME HARD TO DEPRESS, SLOW TO RETURN TO IDLE, OR, IN THE WORST CASE, MECHANICALLY STUCK IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REINFORCEMENT BAR IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH WILL ALLOW THE PEDAL TO OPERATE SMOOTHLY. GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS FOR THE PONTIAC VIBE PLEASE SEE 10V-018. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON FEBRUARY 5, 2010 AND WILL BE COMPLETED ON MARCH 15, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 93 notices in the record whose component field names vehicle speed control. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 37 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Toyota Avalon recalls: 23 US campaigns
- Toyota Camry recalls: 32 US campaigns
- Toyota Corolla recalls: 31 US campaigns
- Toyota Corolla Matrix recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Toyota Highlander recalls: 23 US campaigns
- Toyota Rav4 recalls: 39 US campaigns
- Toyota Sequoia recalls: 16 US campaigns
- Toyota Tundra recalls: 37 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 10V017, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v017/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 10V017 on 17 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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