HT SA ▁to ▁reach ▁any ▁new ▁conclus ions . ▁ ▁Later ▁that ▁day ▁Toy ota ▁issued ▁a ▁volunt ary ▁recall ▁of ▁ 3 . 8 ▁million ▁vehicles , ▁with ▁a ▁letter ▁sent ▁to ▁own ers ▁asking ▁them ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁driver ▁floor ▁mat ▁and ▁not ▁replace ▁it ▁with ▁any ▁other ▁type ▁of ▁mat . ▁In ▁its ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁recall ▁announ cement , ▁Toy ota ▁appeared ▁to ▁claim ▁the ▁floor ▁m ats ▁were ▁sole ly ▁at ▁fault , ▁stating , ▁" The ▁question ▁of ▁un int ended ▁acceleration ▁involving ▁Toy ota ▁and ▁Lex us ▁vehicles ▁has ▁been ▁repeatedly ▁and ▁thoroughly ▁investig ated ▁by ▁N HT SA , ▁without ▁any ▁finding ▁of ▁defect ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁risk ▁from ▁an ▁un sec ured ▁or ▁in compatible ▁driver ’ s ▁floor ▁mat ", ▁but ▁the ▁N HT SA ▁issued ▁another ▁statement ▁stating , ▁" This ▁matter ▁is ▁not ▁closed ▁until ▁Toy ota ▁has ▁effectively ▁addressed ▁the ▁defect ", ▁the ▁letter ▁was ▁“ in ac cur ate ▁and ▁mis leading ", ▁and ▁that , ▁" rem oval ▁of ▁the ▁floor ▁m ats ▁is ▁simply ▁an ▁inter im ▁measure , ▁not ▁a ▁rem edy ▁of ▁the ▁underlying ▁defect ▁in ▁the ▁vehicles ." ▁ ▁A ffect ed ▁vehicles ▁for ▁floor ▁mat ▁recall ▁According ▁to ▁Toy ota ▁USA , ▁the ▁floor ▁mat ▁recall ▁is ▁conf ined ▁to ▁the ▁following ▁models : ▁▁ ▁model ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 1 0 ▁Toy ota ▁A val on ▁ ▁MY ▁ 2 0