▁ped al ▁ent rap ments ▁remains ▁a ▁problem . ▁ ▁February ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁– ▁US : ▁Toy ota ▁rec alls ▁an ▁additional ▁ 2 . 1 7 ▁million ▁vehicles ▁for ▁acceler ator ▁ped als ▁that ▁become ▁tra pped ▁on ▁floor ▁hardware . ▁ ▁F loor ▁mat ▁recall ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Toy ota ▁re called ▁ 5 5 , 0 0 0 ▁sets ▁of ▁heavy - d ut y ▁rub ber ▁floor ▁m ats ▁from ▁the ▁Toy ota ▁Cam ry ▁and ▁ES ▁ 3 5 0 ▁sed ans . ▁ ▁The ▁re called ▁m ats ▁were ▁of ▁the ▁optional ▁" all - we ather " ▁type . ▁N HT SA ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁recall ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁risk ▁that ▁un sec ured ▁m ats ▁could ▁move ▁forward ▁and ▁trap ▁the ▁acceler ator ▁ped al . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁a ▁two - car ▁collision ▁killed ▁four ▁people ▁r iding ▁in ▁a ▁Lex us ▁deal er - prov ided ▁loan er ▁ES ▁ 3 5 0 ▁in ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California . ▁The ▁N HT SA ▁released ▁a ▁safety ▁investigation ▁report ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁finding ▁that ▁the ▁accident ▁vehicle ▁was ▁wrong ly ▁fitted ▁with ▁all - we ather ▁rub ber ▁floor ▁m ats ▁meant ▁for ▁the ▁R X ▁ 4 0 0 h ▁SU V , ▁and ▁that ▁these ▁m ats ▁were ▁not ▁secured ▁by