# NHTSA recall 06V121000

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: 06V121000
- Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Reported: 2006\-04\-13
- Owners notified: 2006\-04\-21
- Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT
- Units potentially affected: 28947

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, IF THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS \(BOTH DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER\) BECOME LOCKED, THEY MAY NOT RELEASE DUE TO A COMPONENT OF THE EMERGENCY LOCKING SYSTEM.  IF THE SEAT BELT IS LOCKED IN THIS CONDITION, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY FASTEN THE SEAT BELT.


## What can happen

AN OCCUPANT NOT PROPERLY WEARING  A SEAT BELT MAY HAVE AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY DURING A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 21, 2006.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT LEXUS AT 1\-800\-255\-3987.


## Notes

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

- [2006 LEXUS GS](/makes/lexus/gs/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-07\-27 to 2006\-01\-17.
- [2006 LEXUS IS](/makes/lexus/is/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-08\-23 to 2005\-12\-23.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [L\-SB\-0167\-08](/bulletins/10155241.md), 2019-03-25, Service bulletin

## 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/06V121000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/06V121000)

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