The Mexican unit of Toyota Motor Corp. will begin next week calling in seven models for revision of gas pedals that have led the Japanese auto maker to recall cars in U.S., Canada, China and Europe.
In a statement late Tuesday, Toyota said that so far in Mexico it hasn't had any reports of sticky accelerator pedals, but will conduct the revision on recent models of the RAV4, Matrix, Camry, Highlander, Tundra, Sequoia and Corolla.
Toyota Mexico said it will begin contacting customers on Feb. 8 to bring their vehicles in for revision, and where necessary will replace a pedal part.
The company said that based on its investigations and reports from other countries, "in the worst case the pedal returns slowly to its original position" and that there have been no cases of sudden acceleration.
According to data from the Mexican Auto Industry Association, Toyota was Mexico's No. 6 auto maker in terms of domestic sales last year, with 51,991 vehicles sold.
Of the 16 light-vehicle models that Toyota sells in Mexico, only the Tacoma pickup truck is produced locally.
