NHTSA recall 05V327000

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.

Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	05V327000
Manufacturer's number	50L
Manufacturer	TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reported	2005-07-20
Owners notified	2005-08-05
Component	SEAT BELTS
Units potentially affected	345443

What is wrong

ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, IN THE MIDDLE ROW SEATING POSITION, THE SHOULDER PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT MAY BIND IN THE BEZEL TRIM PIECE. THE AFFECTED SEAT BELT BEZEL IS LOCATED ON THE SHOULDER PORTION OF THE SEAT IN THE RIGHT SIDE SEAT OF THE SEVEN PASSENGER MODELS AND THE CENTER SEATING POSITION IN THE EIGHT PASSENGER MODELS.

What can happen

IF THE SEAT BELT BINDS IN THE BEZEL, THAT EXTRA WEBBING MAY EXIST IN THE SEAT BELT WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN IMPROPERLY FITTED SEAT BELT ON A PASSENGER. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, A SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SEAT BELT BEZEL AND CLIP. THE RECALL BEGAN AUGUST 5, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

Notes

TOYOTA RECALL NO. 50L.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236; (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2004 TOYOTA SIENNA	Built 2003-01-10 to 2005-05-18.
2005 TOYOTA SIENNA	Built 2003-01-10 to 2005-05-18.

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

Investigated as EA05010

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
EA05010	Engineering analysis, opened 2005-06-13, closed 2005-08-02. SEATBELT MALFUNCTION. SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER; SEAT BELTS.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
T-SB-0125-15	2018-12-17. Service bulletin. TSB: Some 2004 ? 2006 model year Sienna vehicles may exhibit a condition where the front driver and/or passenger seat belt becomes abnormally slow to retract, or does NOT retract smoothly. Follow the procedure in this bulletin to replace the front seat belt assemblies to address this condition.
ZF2_Expired Reme	2018-08-20. Service bulletin. Dealer Package: July 2, 2018 A watermark has been added to the Dealer Letter to indicate that ZF2 expired on June 30, 2018. Toyota has received a number of reports regarding front seatbelts in certain 2004 ? 2006 model year Sienna vehicles. In these reports, customers have indicated that the front seatbelts (right and/or left) may slowly or non-smoothly retract. Although the front seatbelt assembly is covered by Toyota?s New Vehicle Limited Warranty for 5 years or 60,000 miles (whichever comes first), we at Toyota care about the customers? ownership experience. Toyota is now extending the warranty coverage for repairs related to slow or non-smooth retraction of front seatbelts. The following information is provided to inform you and your staff of the program notification schedule and your degree of involvement. Owner Letter Mailing Date Toyota will begin to notify owners in mid-January, 2016 and will be mailed over several months. A sample of the owner notification letter has been included for your reference.
T-SB-0125-15 Rev	2018-04-23. Service bulletin. TSB: Warranty Operation Codes updated. Some 2004 ? 2006 model year Sienna vehicles may exhibit a condition where the front driver and/or passenger seat belt becomes abnormally slow to retract, or does NOT retract smoothly. Follow the procedure in this bulletin to replace the front seat belt assemblies to address this condition.
GR1_Dealer Lette	2018-04-23. Service bulletin. Dealer Letter: Safety Recall completion is important not only in satisfying government requirements, but also is an integral part of our commitment to meet customer expectations of Toyota products. Toyota will be sending Safety Recall Follow-Up Notices to remind owners whose vehicles have not yet had campaign repairs completed. We request your assistance in completing the applicable campaign repairs as owners receive the Follow-Up Notice and contact your dealership. Please note the follow-up activity may cause an increase in your current campaign owner appointments. Toyota will continue with additional follow-up activities in the months to come. Please take this into consideration when analyzing your manpower requirements.
TC-16-001	2018-04-23. Service bulletin. Region Letter: Toyota will be sending Safety Recall Follow-Up Notices to remind owners whose vehicles have not yet had campaign repairs completed. Please note the following information for Regional and PD associates.
Pol-16-01	2018-04-23. Service bulletin. In certain 2004 to 2006 model year Sienna vehicles, Toyota has received some reports where the front seatbelts (right and/or left) may slowly or non-smoothly retract.
ZF2_Dealer Lette	2018-04-23. Service bulletin. Dealer Letter: Background Toyota has received a number of reports regarding front seatbelts in certain 2004 ? 2006 model year Sienna vehicles. In these reports, customers have indicated that the front seatbelts (right and/or left) may slowly or non-smoothly retract. Although the front seatbelt assembly is covered by Toyota?s New Vehicle Limited Warranty for 5 years or 60,000 miles (whichever comes first), we at Toyota care about the customers? ownership experience. Toyota is now extending the warranty coverage for repairs related to slow or non-smooth retraction of front seatbelts. The following information is provided to inform you and your staff of the program notification schedule and your degree of involvement.
GR1_DEALER LETTE	2017-03-31. Service bulletin. "DEALER LETTER: SAFETY RECALL COMPLETION IS IMPORTANT NOT ONLY IN SATISFYING GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS, BUT ALSO IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR COMMITMENT TO MEET CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS OF TOYOTA PRODUCTS. TOYOTA WILL BE SENDING SAFETY RECALL FOLLOW-UP NOTICES TO REMIND OWNERS WHOSE VEHICLES HAVE NOT YET HAD CAMPAIGN REPAIRS COMPLETED. WE REQUEST YOUR ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING THE APPLICABLE CAMPAIGN REPAIRS AS OWNERS RECEIVE THE FOLLOW-UP NOTICE AND CONTACT YOUR DEALERSHIP. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY MAY CAUSE AN INCREASE IN YOUR CURRENT CAMPAIGN OWNER APPOINTMENTS. TOYOTA WILL CONTINUE WITH ADDITIONAL FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES IN THE MONTHS TO COME. PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN ANALYZING YOUR MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS."
GR1_REGION LETTE	2017-03-31. Service bulletin. REGION LETTER: TOYOTA WILL BE SENDING SAFETY RECALL FOLLOW-UP NOTICES TO REMIND OWNERS WHOSE VEHICLES HAVE NOT YET HAD CAMPAIGN REPAIRS COMPLETED. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR REGIONAL AND PD ASSOCIATES.
ZF2_WARRANTY POL	2017-03-31. Service bulletin. IN CERTAIN 2004 TO 2006 MODEL YEAR SIENNA VEHICLES, TOYOTA HAS RECEIVED SOME REPORTS WHERE THE FRONT SEATBELTS (RIGHT AND/OR LEFT) MAY SLOWLY OR NON-SMOOTHLY RETRACT.

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.