{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"06V121000","date":"2006-04-13","owner_notified":"2006-04-21","manufacturer":"TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.","component":"SEAT BELTS:FRONT","summary":"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.","consequence":"AN OCCUPANT NOT PROPERLY WEARING  A SEAT BELT MAY HAVE AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY DURING A CRASH.","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.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":28947,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2006,"make":"LEXUS","model":"GS","vehicle_id":"2006_lexus_gs","match":"exact","built_from":"2005-07-27","built_to":"2006-01-17"},{"year":2006,"make":"LEXUS","model":"IS","vehicle_id":"2006_lexus_is","match":"exact","built_from":"2005-08-23","built_to":"2005-12-23"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/06V121000"}