NHTSA Campaign 06V121000

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

Issued by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. · Reported Apr 13, 2006 · 28,947 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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

AN OCCUPANT NOT PROPERLY WEARING A SEAT BELT MAY HAVE AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY DURING A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 21, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
LEXUS GS 2006 28,947
LEXUS IS 2006 28,947

Source: NHTSA Campaign 06V121000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.