Defect Description For Recall
On Certain Passenger Vehicles Equipped With A Front Passenger Power Seat, When Installing Certain Rear-Facing Infant Child Seat Bases Onto The Seat With An Excessively High Seatbelt Tension, It May Be Possible To Unseat A Component Called The Buckle Status Switch From The Seat Belt Buckle.
Make Of Vehicle
LEXUS
Model Of Vehicle
ES 330
Year
2004
Recall Campaign Number
04V595000
Component Description
Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly
Effect Of Defect
If The Switch Becomes Unseated, The Front Passenger Occupant Classification System May Mistake The Rear-Facing Child Restraint For An Unbelted Adult Occupant, And May Not Suppress The Deployment Of The Front Passenger Airbag.
Fix Defect
Dealers Will Replace The Front Passenger Seatbelt Buckle Status Switch. This Safety Improvement Campaign (Ssc 40M) Began On December 20, 2004. Owners Should Contact Toyota At 1-800-331-4331 Or Lexus At 1-800-255-3987..
Vehicle Manufacturer
Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Start Of Manufacture
20030723
End Of Manufacture
20040902
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
150061
Date Owners Notified
20041220
Initiated By
Ovsc
Responsible Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Date Report Received
20041215
Make Campaign Number
SSC 40M