NHTSA Campaign 04V595000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 04V595000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: buckle assembly. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V595000 with NHTSA on December 15, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance influenced the recall.
For 04V595000, NHTSA lists up to 150,061 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 23, 2003 and September 2, 2004.
The 04V595000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V595000 were scheduled from December 20, 2004, 5 days after the report.
04V595000 covers 2 models from Toyota and Lexus, model years 2004–2005.
Owners of the model years 04V595000 covers have filed at least 46 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V595000 vehicles, the 2005 Toyota Camry has the most (46).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V595000 ranks 22 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V595000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 5 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 04V595000 was 04V214000, reported on May 5, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A FRONT PASSENGER POWER SEAT, WHEN INSTALLING CERTAIN REAR-FACING INFANT CHILD SEAT BASES ONTO THE SEAT WITH AN EXCESSIVELY HIGH SEATBELT TENSION, IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO UNSEAT A COMPONENT CALLED THE BUCKLE STATUS SWITCH FROM THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE.
- The risk
- IF THE SWITCH BECOMES UNSEATED, THE FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM MAY MISTAKE THE REAR-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT FOR AN UNBELTED ADULT OCCUPANT, AND MAY NOT SUPPRESS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT BUCKLE STATUS SWITCH. THIS SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN (SSC 40M) BEGAN ON DECEMBER 20, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331 OR LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987..
- Notes
- THIS ACTION IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND IS NOT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE SAFETY ACT.
Reported December 15, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V595000 (3)
Toyota (2)
Lexus (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V595000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: December 15, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted