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NHTSA recall 00V252000

Vehicle speed control

Gulf Toyota Camry and 3 more

Reported Sep 21, 200033,821 vehicles affectedGULF STATES TOYOTA, INC.Maker’s number PY06Built Oct 26, 1999 – Aug 24, 2000

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles fitted with speed control devices at gulf states toyota's vehicle processing center or installed by certain toyota dealers in gulf states' region (arkansas, louisiana, mississippi, oklahoma, and texas). the e-clip which holds the speed control assembly to the accelerator linkage could break. if the e-clip fails, the speed control attachment could come off, causing the speed control to stop working.

The risk

The loose attachment could cause the accelerator to stick, preventing normal stopping and handling of the vehicle.

The remedy

Gulf states dealers will replace the e-clip with a cotter pin.

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Vehicles in this recall

Gulf Toyota Camry
2000
Gulf Toyota Corolla
2000
Gulf Toyota Echo
2000
Gulf Toyota Tacoma
2000

Notes

Owner notification began october 4, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact gulf states at 1-800-444-1074.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).