# NHTSA recall 18V569000

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: 18V569000
- Manufacturer's number: J0S
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing
- Reported: 2018\-08\-29
- Owners notified: 2018\-09\-19
- Component: SEAT BELTS; AIR BAGS
- Units potentially affected: 19354

## What is wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing \(Toyota\) is recalling certain 2012 Toyota Avalon vehicles.  During a vehicle repair, the seat belt inner buckles may have been replaced with parts that may incorrectly tell the air bag management system that the seat belt is always buckled.


## What can happen

If the seat belt is falsely interpreted as being buckled, in the event of a crash, the air bags may not deploy appropriately, increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will test the seat belt assembly to verify that it is properly detecting being unbuckled, replacing the inner seat belt assembly as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began September 19, 2018.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1\-888\-270\-9371.  Toyota's number for this recall is J0S.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-01\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 19354
- Reported remedied: 11210 \(57%\)
- Reported unreachable: 432
- Reported removed: 1967

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2012 TOYOTA AVALON](/makes/toyota/avalon/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-12\-05 to 2012\-10\-22.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [23TE09A](/bulletins/10249321.md), 2024-01-29, Service bulletin
- [TSB003220](/bulletins/10244113.md), 2023-10-16, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0094\-21 Rev](/bulletins/10227898.md), 2022-12-19, Service bulletin
- [Toyota Safety Re](/bulletins/10190460.md), 2021-04-19, Service bulletin
- [T\-TT\-0213\-13](/bulletins/10133915.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0218\-17\_Rev](/bulletins/10132410.md), 2018-04-02, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0122\-11 Rev](/bulletins/10132055.md), 2018-04-02, Service bulletin
- [T\-TT\-0213\-13](/bulletins/10131961.md), 2018-04-02, Service bulletin
- [ER10\_Remail\_Deal](/bulletins/10109477.md), 2017-08-01, Service bulletin
- [ER10\_Remail\_Regi](/bulletins/10109473.md), 2017-08-01, 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)

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