NHTSA Campaign 16V096000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
NHTSA campaign 16V096000 covers 9 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: rear/other. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 16V096000 with NHTSA on February 19, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V096000, NHTSA lists up to 1,123,752 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 24, 2012 and August 29, 2014.
The 16V096000 report reached NHTSA 18 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V096000 were scheduled from June 24, 2016, 126 days after the report.
16V096000 covers 2 models from Toyota, model years 2006–2014.
Owners of the model years 16V096000 covers have filed at least 61 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V096000 vehicles, the 2011 Toyota RAV4 has the most (30).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V096000 ranks 11 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 16V096000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 8 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 16V096000 was 14V051000, reported on February 7, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 RAV4 vehicles manufactured July 28, 2005, to December 19, 2012, and 2012-2014 RAV4 EV vehicles manufactured July 24, 2012, to August 29, 2014. In the event of a frontal collision, the rear seat belts for the outboard seats may be cut by the seat cushion frame.
- The risk
- A cut seat belt may not properly restrain the seat occupant, increasing their risk of injury in a crash.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will install a protector over both rear seat cushion frames, free of charge. The recall began on June 24, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is G0F.
Reported February 19, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V096000 (9)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V096000, 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: February 19, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted