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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Seat Belts Rear Other Recall


NHTSA Recall #	80971
NHTSA Compaign #	08V181000
MFG Compaign #	80D
Manufacturer	TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Supplier	TOYOTA
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2008
Component	SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
Date of notification	10/12/08
Begin date of manufacuring	31/05/07
End date of manufacturing	07/03/08
Type of recall	V
Recall initiator	OVSC
Report received	18/04/08
Report created	22/04/08
Regulation part number	571
FMV safety standard number	208
Estimated number of affected units	90189
Defect summary	Toyota is recalling 90,189 my 2008 highlander and highlander hybrid passenger vehicles equipped with a third row seat. These vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection." the non-driver designated seating positions (dsp) on these vehicles is equipped with seat belt assemblies that have a feature that converts the retractor from an emergency locking retractor (elr) to an automatic locking retractor (alr). The belts convert to the alr mode after the webbing has been fully withdrawn from the retractor. The system is designed so that as the belt is released into the retractor, the system remains in the alr mode so that a child restraint system (crs) can be tightly secured.
Consequence summary	However, for the two third row dsp's on these vehicles, the alr mode deactivates before the webbing is fully retracted, so that it will not lock when certain rear-facing crs's that have a short seat belt routing path are installed in the vehicle. This can allow the seat belt webbing to spool out during normal driving maneuvers, which could affect the stability of a child restraint installed at those seating positions. As such, this could discourage the use of a child restraint and in the event of a crash, the child may not be adequately protected possibly resulting in injury.
Corrective action	Dealers will install a newly designed seat belt component free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on or about december 18, 2008. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Recall notes	Toyota recall no. 80d. Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www. Safercar. Gov.

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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Seat Belts Rear Other Recall

2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Seat Belts Rear Other Recall

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