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The Toyota Motor Corporation, the world's largest automaker, has announced that it must replace the gas pedals on almost four million recalled vehicles due to sudden acceleration problems and the gas pedals getting stuck in the floor mat. As a temporary fix, Toyota is having its manufacturing plants shorten the length of the pedals while replacement pedals are made. Beginning in April 2010, new pedals will be available to consumers; some vehicles will also have brake override systems installed as a precautionary measure. Toyota is expected to release more details at a later date.

At the time of this writing, the following vehicles were included in the recall:

Toyota Camry (model years 2007-2010)
Toyota Prius (model years 2005-2009)
Toyota Avalon (model years 2005-2010)
Toyota Tacoma (model years 2005-2010)
Toyota Tundra (model years 2007-2010)
Lexus ES350 (model years 2007-2010)
Lexus IS250/350 (model years 2006-2010)

This recall, Toyota's largest ever, was prompted by a high-speed collision in August involving a Lexus that killed a highway patrol office for the CHP (California Highway Patrol). Three members of the officer's family were also killed. At a speed exceeding 120 mph, the Lexus struck an SUV, went off an embankment, rolled over several times and then exploded into flames. A passenger in the Lexus had called 911 prior to this incident stating that the accelerator was stuck and the car could not be stopped.

If you or a loved one has been harmed or killed due to a defective vehicle anywhere in the United States, please contact the attorneys at The Cochran Firm, with offices nationwide, today to schedule a confidential, no-cost consultation.

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