Zip ties may be the reason to overlook new models and buy used Toyotas in New Jersey

If you have ever tried to repair your own vehicle with little or no training, you might have tried some combination of duct tape and/or zip ties to keep everything intact. Unfortunately, Toyota is telling dealers to use the latter to fix an interior problem, and buyers may want to shift their focus to used Toyotas in New Jersey.

Nearly 4 million Toyotas are being taken off the road because of a voluntary recall initiated by the automaker. It’s been reported that in one crash, the driver’s side floor mat became lodged in the gas pedal mechanism, leading to uncontrollably high speeds that resulted in at least one crash.

In response, the Japanese car company is asking dealers to remedy the situation by using zip ties to attach the driver’s side mat to the seat assembly, preventing it from becoming lodged underneath one’s feet, reports Automotive News.

“We have reviewed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration what we’re calling a semipermanent floor mat installation process, and we’re providing these instructions to our dealers,” company spokesman Brian Lyons told the news provider. For those who would rather their interiors look a bit cleaner, used Toyota Camrys in New Jersey made before 2007 don’t have this issue.