| Defect Summary: | ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, IF THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS (BOTH DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER) BECOME LOCKED, THEY MAY NOT RELEASE DUE TO A COMPONENT OF THE EMERGENCY LOCKING SYSTEM. IF THE SEAT BELT IS LOCKED IN THIS CONDITION, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY FASTEN THE SEAT BELT. |
| Consequence Summary: | AN OCCUPANT NOT PROPERLY WEARING A SEAT BELT MAY HAVE AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY DURING A CRASH. |
| Corrective Summary: | DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 21, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987. |
| Manufacturer of Recalled Product: | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Begin Date of Manufacturing: | 20050727 |
| End Date of Manufacturing: | 20060117 |
| Vehicle, Equipment or Tire Report: | V |
| Potenial Number of Units Affected: | 28947 |
| Date Owner Notified by Manufacturer: | 20060421 |
| Recall Initiator: | MFR |
| Manufacturer that Filed Report: | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Report Received Date: | 20060413 |
| Record Creation Date: | 20060414 |
| Regulation Part Number: | |
| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: | |
| Caroops Record ID: | 57095 |
| Defect Summary: | ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, DUE TO IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OF THE AIR BAG INFLATOR, WHICH IS USED IN THE SIDE AIR BAG, THE CURTAIN SHIELD AIR BAG, AND THE KNEE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY, SOME INFLATORS WERE PRODUCED WITH AN INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF THE HEATING AGENTS NECESSARY FOR PROPER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. IN THIS CONDITION, THE EXPANSION FORCE OF THE GAS MAY BE INSUFFICIENT TO PROPERLY INFLATE THE AIR BAG WHEN THE SRS SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED DURING A CRASH. |
| Consequence Summary: | THIS MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT IN THE INVOLVED SEATING POSITION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. |
| Corrective Summary: | DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SPECIFIC SRS AIR BAG. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 6, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-888-270-9371, SCION AT 1-866-548-1851, OR LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987. |
| Manufacturer of Recalled Product: | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Begin Date of Manufacturing: | 20050218 |
| End Date of Manufacturing: | 20051222 |
| Vehicle, Equipment or Tire Report: | V |
| Potenial Number of Units Affected: | 133 |
| Date Owner Notified by Manufacturer: | 20060406 |
| Recall Initiator: | MFR |
| Manufacturer that Filed Report: | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Report Received Date: | 20060403 |
| Record Creation Date: | 20060403 |
| Regulation Part Number: | |
| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: | |
| Caroops Record ID: | 14693 |
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