Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V098000

Seat belts: front: anchorage

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-03-15.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V098000

Seat belts: front: anchorage

Component
Seat belts: front: anchorage
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Vehicles affected
209,000
Reported to NHTSA
2013-03-15
Owners notified
2013-06-06

Defect description

Toyota is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2013 FJ Cruiser passenger vehicles. The retractors for the front driver and passenger seat belts are mounted in the access door (rear door) panels of the vehicle. Due to insufficient strength of the access door panel, cracks may develop in the panel if the access door is repeatedly and forcefully closed over an extended period of time.

Safety risk

If cracks occur in the panel around the lower retractor anchor, the seat belt retractor could become detached, which could increase the risk of injury to an occupant in the event of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

The safety recall began on June 6, 2013. Toyota will mail an interim letter to owners late in April 2013. Remedy notifications to the owners for the repair will begin in late May 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

7 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
Toyota FJ Cruiser2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.