Seat belts: frontRecall 06V-121 · Lexus vehicles

TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. recall 06V-121 covers 28,947 Lexus vehicles for a seat belts: front problem, reported to NHTSA on April 13, 2006.

Vehicles repairedNo manufacturer report yet

Vehicles affected28,9472 models

ReportedApr 13, 2006Owners notified Apr 21, 2006

Complaints since2Same system, after the recall

Source: NHTSA recall 06V121000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.

What's wrong

The problem

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.

The risk

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

What to do

The fix

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

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO 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.

Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2 models

Vehicles in this recall

Lexus GS2006

Lexus IS2006

Built from July 27, 2005 to January 17, 2006. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.