NHTSA Campaign 05V327000
SEAT BELTS
NHTSA campaign 05V327000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 05V327000 with NHTSA on July 20, 2005; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 05V327000, NHTSA lists up to 345,443 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 10, 2003 and May 18, 2005.
The 05V327000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V327000 were scheduled from August 5, 2005, 16 days after the report.
05V327000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2004–2005.
Owners of the model years 05V327000 covers have filed at least 83 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V327000 vehicles, the 2005 Toyota Sienna has the most (83).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V327000 ranks 15 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 05V327000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 5 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 05V327000 was 04V595000, reported on December 15, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, IN THE MIDDLE ROW SEATING POSITION, THE SHOULDER PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT MAY BIND IN THE BEZEL TRIM PIECE. THE AFFECTED SEAT BELT BEZEL IS LOCATED ON THE SHOULDER PORTION OF THE SEAT IN THE RIGHT SIDE SEAT OF THE SEVEN PASSENGER MODELS AND THE CENTER SEATING POSITION IN THE EIGHT PASSENGER MODELS.
- The risk
- IF THE SEAT BELT BINDS IN THE BEZEL, THAT EXTRA WEBBING MAY EXIST IN THE SEAT BELT WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN IMPROPERLY FITTED SEAT BELT ON A PASSENGER. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, A SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SEAT BELT BEZEL AND CLIP. THE RECALL BEGAN AUGUST 5, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. 50L.
Reported July 20, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V327000 (2)
Toyota (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V327000, 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: July 20, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted