It’s the little things that mat (ter)

Talk about going the extra mile.

Toyota has just issued a recall for the floor mats in some of its cars.

It seems it got the size wrong due and the shape of the driver’s floor mat may interfere with the driver footrest.

Yep. And before you go jumping to conclusions, Toyota is quick to point out that it does not in any way interfere with the operation of the brake pedal.

The recall sounds like something out of a Monty Python sketch, but while it might be insignificant — about 98 cars are affected in Australia.

World-wide it could turn out to be a costly little exercise.

Affected are GR Yaris automatics produced between May 6 and September 26, 2025 and fitted with the accessory floor mat (refer to table).

If your vehicle is one of those involved, Toyota dealers will replace the floor mat set, not just the driver mat — free of charge.

Here’s the best part though. Replacement is expected to take approximately 15 minutes.

We could clean the entire car in this time.

Even better . . . Depending on the dealer’s work schedule, owners may be required to make the vehicle available for an even longer period of time.

MODEL NAME	MODEL CODE	WMI	VDS	CD	VIN RANGE		PRODUCTION RANGE		QTY
					FROM	TO	FROM	TO
GR Yaris (A/T)	GXPA16R	JTD	AF4E3	#	0A033879	0A035673 See also Dream drives 5 min read France and the iconic Citroen 2CV	6/05/2025	26/09/2025	98

Toyota says it will contact all owners of involved vehicles to provide details of the Customer Service Exercise (that’s what it’s called).

Owners are asked to keep their contact details up to date with Toyota so future communications can be received.

Owners with additional questions or concerns are asked to please contact their local/preferred Toyota Dealer in the first instance or the Toyota Campaign Helpline on 1800 987 366 (Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm AEST).

Please quote your 17-digit Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).

Note: Although the involved vehicles are within the above VIN ranges, not all vehicles in these VIN ranges were sold in the Australian market.
(#) indicates additional check digit (alpha or numeric).