I found this from KVUE in Austin, Texas:

The source of the problem is the gas pedal or accelerator assembly. The all black assemblies made in japan work fine, but the ones made in the U.S. are the source of the recall because they can stick.

One of the easiest ways to check and see if you do have a problem is to grab a flashlight, open the door and check the accelerator assembly. If you can see a small silver plate about the size of a dog tag, that means you have an accelerator assembly that is being recalled and you should call your dealer and make an appointment.
We're told it should only take a couple of hours to make the repairs. The problem is the dealer can't make any appointments until the corrected parts arrive from Toyota -- and that could take weeks. Customers with affected vehicles that we spoke to say they are confident Toyota will make things right, but they are concerned over the lengthy wait in between.

"It is a little bit scary in the meantime until March when we can get those parts going," said Emily Butler, a Toyota customer affected by the recall.

"There always are concerns but just because there is a recall for a product there is concerns when you get in the car to drive anywhere, I mean, yes it is a risk but I was not like overly concerned, they were not saying stop, park your car do NOT drive it," said Mindy Hubbard, a Toyota customer affected by the recall.

Once the parts arrive, dealers will send letters to affected customers asking them to schedule an appointment.
Toyota tells us owners can keep driving their cars in the meantime, but if they notice their pedal sticking they should bring it in to the dealer.

 

Any idea where the silver plate would be on the assembly?

 

The NON effected ones clearly say DENSO on the side.

 

Can someone please take a photo and post it so others will know what to look for.
Thanks!

 

Don't currently have access to my digital camera, son is borrowing it.

BTW, we all DO know that ALL TCHs are NOT involved in the pedal mechanism (accelerator assembly) recall, right?

I know, I know, there may be other Toyotas in the family. My 09 Venza just got added to the "floor mat capture" recall. I don't have, and never will have, any additional mats (OEM or not) in my cars, so it is a NON issue to me.

I just LOVE the CAPS key! hehe

 

My guess the silver plate would be on the side of the accelerator box, easy to view.

I heard today, the ones that are chrome are suspect. The good ones are made by Denso and are all black.

This tells about the Denso version which is magnetic. (includes a diagram)

http://toyotarecall.posterous.com/tag/toyotapedal

 

I thought about it when I checked my accelerator assembly at 6 this evening. It was 30 degrees and snowing like crazy.

I did have a good look at my '07 TCH. This one in my car is all black. The assembly part above the foot pedal arm is about the size of a snuff can turned up on edge. I would say about 2 or so inches in diameter by half inch thick.

A easy way to look would be to use a good sized hand mirror and a flashlight after dark. Shine the flashlight into the mirror to illuminate the area you want to see.

 

That last one on the bottom shows what that metal tag looks like.

Here is another useful doc for reference.

http://www.tuneyfish.com/blog/how-to...r-denso-pedal/

 

This is a very good flow chart, I recommend anyone who is concerned to review this.
Thanks for posting it

 

Kudos kwick6.

Thanks for the info, I can check my Mom's car and really know what to look for.