Toyota Motor Corp. is temporarily suspending sales and production of eight models. The automaker announced the recall of 2.3 million cars and trucks late last week. The Toyota recall came months after the car manufacturer recalled 4.2 million cars according to gas pedals that could become trapped under floor mats, causing the vehicle to accelerate.
Tuesday, Toyota informed that the sales suspension includes the 2009-2010 RAV4, the 2009-2010 Corolla, the 2009-2010 Matrix, the 2005-2010 Avalon, the 2007-2010 Camry, the 2010 Highlander, the 2007-2010 Tundra and the 2008-2010 Sequoia.
It also is suspending sales of certain 2007 to 2010 Camry sedans, depending on where those cars were manufactured.
Toyota also added that it would stop production of those models on five assembly lines in the U.S. and Canada, effective Monday.
The company did not tell how long it would freeze sales of those vehicles, which represent the majority of its sales, by volume, in the U.S.
“At this point, we don’t know,” Brian Lyons,Toyota spokesman, said about a remedy for the problem. He said that Toyota had never before issued a “stop sale” order. “I’m not going to speculate on how long this will be in effect.”
No Lexus vehicles were affected. There are 2.3 million cars included in the recall, which was announced last week, 1.7 million of which were also affected by the floor mat recall.
