Lexus and Toyota recall query RQ10003
Unintended and Uncontrolled Acceleration. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened this recall query about the software on 42 model years (2003–2010). Opened Feb 16, 2010, closed Mar 1, 2011 after 12 months. It concerns recall 11V112000, 11V113000, 11V115000. closed
What NHTSA says
Source: Office of Defects Investigation, as filedOn February 16, 2010, NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened RQ10-003 to determine whether the scope of prior Toyota recalls relating to potential unintended acceleration were sufficiently broad, including, among others, Toyota recalls 07E-082, 09V-388, 10V-017, and 10V-023. NHTSA also requested information regarding potential electronic causes of unintended acceleration in Toyota and Lexus vehicles. I. Pedal Interference from Floor mats, Carpet Covers and Plastic Pads in Carpets. During the RQ10-003 investigation, ODI reviewed a large volume of documents to assess whether additional vehicles should be recalled. Following the agency's analysis, NHTSA requested that Toyota recall additional vehicles. Toyota complied with the agency's request. The details of these recalls are set forth more fully in Toyota's reports to NHTSA pursuant to 49 CFR Part 573. These recalls are as follows:Recall 11V-112: (1) model year (MY) 2004-2006 Toyota Highlander and Highlander Hybrid; and, (2) MY 2004-2007 Lexus RX330,RX350, and RX400h (hybrid model). The total estimated population under this recall is 769,379 vehicles. This recall remedies potential accelerator pedal entrapment caused by a loose floor carpet cover (trim panel). Recall 11V-113: (1) MY 2003-2009 through 2009 Toyota 4Runner; (2) MY 2006-2010 Toyota RAV4; and, (3) MY 2008-2011 Lexus LX570. The total estimated population under this recall is 1,381,000 vehicles. This recall supplements recall 09V-388 and remedies potential accelerator pedal entrapment by an unsecured floor mat. Recall 11V-115: (1) MY 2006-2007 Lexus GS300 (all wheel drive vehicles); and, (2) MY 2006-2007 Lexus GS350 (all wheel drive vehicles). The total estimated population under this recall is 19,647 vehicles. This recall remedies potential accelerator pedal entrapment caused by inadequate clearance between the pedal linkage and a plastic pad embedded in the vehicle's carpet. II. Potential Electronic Causes of Unintended Acceleration. After NHTSA opened RQ10-003, NHTSA launched a ten-month study of potential electronic causes of unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles. NHTSA launched the study in the spring of 2010 in light of concerns aired in Congressional hearings. NHTSA enlisted engineers at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with expertise in areas such as computer controlled electronic systems, electromagnetic interference and software integrity to assess whether electronic systems or electromagnetic interference played a role in incidents of unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles. That study has concluded. Two reports are associated with the study and are available on NHTSA's website. NASA's report is entitled Technical Support to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on the Reported Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) Unintended Acceleration (UA) Investigation, NESC Assessment No. TI-10-00618 (Jan. 18, 2011).NHTSA's report is entitled Technical Assessment of Toyota Electronic Throttle Control (ETC) Systems (Feb. 2011).Both reports should be read in conjunction with each other. As stated in its report, NASA did not find an electronic cause of large throttle openings that can result in unintended acceleration incidents. NHTSA did not find a vehicle-based cause of unintended acceleration incidents other than the physical pedal interference causes that are being addressed by Toyota's recalls. This RQ is closed.
A Recall Query is a look at a recall that already exists — whether its remedy works, whether it reached every vehicle it should have, whether the manufacturer met its obligations. The summary is the agency’s own text from its investigation file, unedited; the opening and closing resumes with the full reasoning are on NHTSA’s site under this number.
What this means for an owner
Source: and what happens nextAn investigation is not a finding that a defect exists, and it puts no duty on anyone. NHTSA opens a Preliminary Evaluation when complaints and other reports suggest a condition worth asking the manufacturer about; it upgrades to an Engineering Analysis when the answers warrant testing; it closes either when it recommends a recall, when the manufacturer recalls on its own, or when no defect trend is found. The agency’s own goals are about four months for a petition, eight for a Preliminary Evaluation or a Recall Query and eighteen for an Engineering Analysis; many run longer.
This one is closed. A recall query ends with NHTSA’s finding on the recall it examined — the remedy stands, is widened, or a new campaign follows; the file names the recall it concerned and NHTSA’s closing resume carries the reasoning.
Model years it names
Source: as NHTSA filed themAlso named: 2006 Lexus GS; 2007 Lexus GS; 2006 Lexus GS 350; 2007 Lexus GS 350; 2006 Lexus GS300; 2007 Lexus GS300; 2009 Lexus LX570; 2010 Lexus LX570; 2004 Lexus RX; 2005 Lexus RX; 2006 Lexus RX; 2007 Lexus RX; 2004 Lexus RX Hybrid; 2005 Lexus RX Hybrid; 2006 Lexus RX Hybrid; 2007 Lexus RX Hybrid; 2004 Lexus RX330; 2005 Lexus RX330; 2006 Lexus RX330; 2007 Lexus RX330; 2004 Lexus RX350; 2005 Lexus RX350; 2006 Lexus RX350; 2007 Lexus RX350; 2003 Toyota 4RUNNER; 2004 Toyota 4RUNNER; 2005 Toyota 4RUNNER; 2006 Toyota 4RUNNER; 2007 Toyota 4RUNNER; 2008 Toyota 4RUNNER; 2009 Toyota 4RUNNER; 2004 Toyota Highlander; 2005 Toyota Highlander; 2006 Toyota Highlander; 2004 Toyota Highlander Hybrid; 2005 Toyota Highlander Hybrid; 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid; 2006 Toyota RAV4; 2007 Toyota RAV4; 2008 Toyota RAV4; 2009 Toyota RAV4; 2010 Toyota RAV4.
A vehicle page’s investigation list carries the same action; a name here is the scope NHTSA opened, not a list of affected VINs.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects InvestigationIs RQ10003 a recall?
No — it is NHTSA’s examination of recall 11V112000, 11V113000, 11V115000, which has its own page and remedy.
Is RQ10003 still open?
No. It closed on Mar 1, 2011 with its finding on recall 11V112000, 11V113000, 11V115000.
Which vehicles does RQ10003 cover?
NHTSA opened it on 42 model years: 2006 Lexus GS, 2007 Lexus GS, 2006 Lexus GS 350, 2007 Lexus GS 350, 2006 Lexus GS300, 2007 Lexus GS300 and more. That is the scope of the inquiry, not a list of affected vehicles; a recall, if one follows, defines its own population by VIN.