NHTSA recall 04V595000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 04V595000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SSC 40M |
| Manufacturer | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2004-12-15 |
| Owners notified | 2004-12-20 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY |
| Units potentially affected | 150061 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A FRONT PASSENGER POWER SEAT, WHEN INSTALLING CERTAIN REAR-FACING INFANT CHILD SEAT BASES ONTO THE SEAT WITH AN EXCESSIVELY HIGH SEATBELT TENSION, IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO UNSEAT A COMPONENT CALLED THE BUCKLE STATUS SWITCH FROM THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE.
What can happen
IF THE SWITCH BECOMES UNSEATED, THE FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM MAY MISTAKE THE REAR-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT FOR AN UNBELTED ADULT OCCUPANT, AND MAY NOT SUPPRESS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT BUCKLE STATUS SWITCH. THIS SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN (SSC 40M) BEGAN ON DECEMBER 20, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331 OR LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987..
Notes
THIS ACTION IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND IS NOT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE SAFETY ACT.
| 2004 LEXUS ES 330 | Built 2003-07-23 to 2004-09-02. |
|---|---|
| 2005 LEXUS ES330 | Built 2003-07-23 to 2004-09-02. |
| 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY | Built 2003-05-07 to 2004-09-08. |
| 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY | Built 2003-05-07 to 2004-09-08. |
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