NHTSA Campaign 16V197000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
NHTSA campaign 16V197000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts: front. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 16V197000 with NHTSA on April 7, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V197000, NHTSA lists up to 234 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 15, 2016 and February 19, 2016.
The 16V197000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V197000 were scheduled from April 29, 2016, 22 days after the report.
16V197000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2016.
Owners of the model years 16V197000 covers have filed at least 6 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V197000 ranks 199 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 16V197000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 8 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 16V197000 was 16V096000, reported on February 19, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota Sienna vehicles manufactured February 15, 2016, to February 19, 2016. In the affected vehicles, incorrect front seat belt height adjusters may have been installed. During a crash, this incorrect height adjuster may contact the B-pillar and tear or separate.
- The risk
- Failure and detachment of seat belt height adjuster would result in the occupant not being properly restrained in a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front seat belt height adjusters, free of charge. The recall began on April 29, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is G0H.
Reported April 7, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V197000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V197000, 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 7, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted