# NHTSA recall 04V595000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- 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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 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](/makes/toyota/camry/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-05\-07 to 2004\-09\-08.
- [2005 TOYOTA CAMRY](/makes/toyota/camry/2005/recalls.md). Built 2003\-05\-07 to 2004\-09\-08.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/04V595000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/04V595000)

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