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NHTSA has told Toyota and consumers that removing the recalled floor mats is the most immediate way to address the safety risk and avoid the possibility of the accelerator becoming stuck," said the NHTSA statement. "But it is simply an interim measure. This remedy does not correct the underlying defect in the vehicles involving the potential for entrapment of the accelerator by floor mats, which is related to accelerator and floor pan design.

Toyota Executive Vice President Yukitoshi Funo told Automotive News on Thursday that the company is working with the federal government to pinpoint the problem's cause. He said there is no attempt "to cover up anything."