Toyota recall: Seat belts
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 could 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 fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Toyota Avalon 2012
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 18V569000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Reported to NHTSA
- Aug 29, 2018
- Owners notified
- Sep 19, 2018
- Vehicles or items affected
- 19,354
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Dec 5, 2011 to Oct 22, 2012
- Part
- Seat belts; Air bags
- Maker's own recall number
- 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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Lexus / Toyota recall: Air bags Dec 20, 2023
- Toyota recall: Air bags Nov 25, 2020
- Lexus / Toyota recall: Fuel system, gasoline Nov 4, 2020
- Toyota recall: Air bags Jan 17, 2020
- Lexus / Toyota recall: Fuel system, gasoline Jan 13, 2020
- Toyota recall: Equipment Mar 27, 2019
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.