Just like the Tesla Cybertruck, the accelerator pedal can get jammed
Tesla was recently forced to recall every Cybertruck it’s ever built — all 3,878 of them — because the cover on the accelerator pedal could come loose, causing unintended acceleration. As it turns out, though, you don’t even need to be old enough to get your driver’s license to deal with unintended acceleration recalls.
Pacific has just recalled the Mario Kart 24 Volt Ride-On Racer because despite being a toy for kids, its accelerator pedal can also get stuck and cause unintended acceleration. About 17,500 vehicles are affected by this recall, with the Consumer Product Safety Commission saying, “If the acceleration pedal on the battery-operated ride-on toy becomes clogged with debris, it can stick after the user’s foot is removed from the pedal, posing a crash hazard.
Pacific to get your free repair kit. Unfortunately, unlike a recall on a real car, you’re going to have to replace the pedal yourself. Still, there are worse problems to have, like not having a real-life Mario Kart race car to play with. According to the CPSC, “The vehicles have an 8-character alphanumeric manufacturing date code, in the format of XXXXVEO1, located on the bottom of the blue panel on the vehicle’s underside.
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