NHTSA Campaign 14V169000
SEATS
NHTSA campaign 14V169000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seats. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 14V169000 with NHTSA on April 9, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V169000, NHTSA lists up to 472,388 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 22, 2005 and May 12, 2010.
The 14V169000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V169000 were scheduled from July 3, 2014, 85 days after the report.
14V169000 covers 2 models from Toyota and Scion, model years 2006–2010.
Owners of the model years 14V169000 covers have filed at least 18 complaints naming the seats, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V169000 vehicles, the 2009 Toyota Yaris has the most (10).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V169000 ranks 35 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 14V169000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 9 other recalls on the seats on this site; the one before 14V169000 was 14V148000, reported on March 27, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Yaris vehicles manufactured August 22, 2005, through May 12, 2010, and 2008-2010 Scion xD vehicles manufactured April 4, 2007, through May 12, 2010. In the affected vehicles, the springs used for the seat rails on the driver's seat and the seat rails of the front passenger seat of three-door models may break.
- The risk
- If the spring breaks, the seat may not lock in position. In the event of a vehicle crash, the seat could move increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat rail, and replace it with a new one, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began on July 3, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Reported April 9, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V169000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V169000, 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: April 9, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted