Toyota says Camry recall can prompt secondary fix

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Source: Reuters

By Bernie Woodall

- Toyota Motor Corp has told U.S. dealers it will pay for a secondary repair related to a massive safety recall on its top-selling Camry for sticking accelerator pedals.

In a bulletin sent to its U.S. dealers on Tuesday, Toyota said it would pay to repair a bracket holding the accelerator pedal in place on the Camry sedan and the more expensive Avalon if that part is damaged while the recall work is being done.

Toyota's notice to dealers represents the latest complication in a high-profile safety recall that was ordered by U.S. safety regulators in January.

That recall of about 2.3 million vehicles in the United States, including the Camry and the Avalon, took aim at the risk that accelerator pedals could become stuck in place or trap floormats.

In some cases, repair technicians at Toyota dealerships inadvertently stripped bolts on the accelerator bracket in the Camry and Avalon when performing the recall, Toyota spokesman Brian Lyons said.


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