NHTSA Campaign 18V123000
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 18V123000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seats: mid/rear assembly. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 18V123000 with NHTSA on February 20, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V123000, NHTSA lists up to 8,769 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 9, 2017 and February 25, 2017.
The 18V123000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V123000 were scheduled from March 19, 2018, 27 days after the report.
18V123000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V123000 ranks 152 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 18V123000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 9 other recalls on the seats on this site; the one before 18V123000 was 14V274000, reported on May 22, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2017 Toyota Tundra vehicles. One of the rear split bench seat leg brackets may not have been properly tightened to the vehicle's floor pan, possibly allowing the seat to move in a crash. A vehicle with an improperly tightened seat leg bracket could fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 207, "Seating Systems," 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages," and 225, "Child restraint anchorage systems."
- The risk
- If the rear split bench seat moves in a crash, the seat occupant has an increased risk of injury.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the five seat leg bracket bolts, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin March 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0I.
Reported February 20, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V123000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V123000, 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 20, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted