2008 Toyota Highlander and Toyota Highlander Hybrid recall: rear/other
Toyota Motor North America, Inc. reported this safety recall on April 18, 2008. It covers about 90,189 vehicles.
- vehicles affected
- 90,189
- reported
- Apr 18, 2008
- owners notified
- Dec 10, 2008
- related complaints
- 10
Seat belts: rear/other
- What is wrong
- 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 The belts convert to the alr mode after the webbing has been fully withdrawn from the retractor.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.
- Risk
- 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.
- Remedy
- 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 number 08V181000
Affected vehicles
Owner complaints about the same problem
Owners of these vehicles have filed 10 complaints about seat belts problems.
Questions about recall 08V181000
Is there a recall on the 2008 Toyota Highlander and Toyota Highlander Hybrid rear/other?
Yes. Recall 08V181000, reported on April 18, 2008, covers about 90,189 vehicles.
What is the fix for recall 08V181000?
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.
Is the recall repair free?
Safety recall repairs are done free of charge at authorized dealers. A dealer can confirm with the VIN whether a specific vehicle is included and whether the repair has already been done.
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