NHTSA campaign 06V121000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. Recall 06V-121: SEAT BELT RETRACTORS
NHTSA recall 06V121000 was reported by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. on April 13, 2006, with 28,947 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lexus GS and Lexus IS for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on April 21, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 06V121000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V121000 (also written 06V-121 or 06V121)
- Filed by
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 28,947 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seat Belts — Front
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V121000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Lexus
Lexus GS
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 27, 2005 – January 17, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Lexus IS
- 2006 · Vehicles built August 23, 2005 – December 23, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V121000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
AN OCCUPANT NOT PROPERLY WEARING A SEAT BELT MAY HAVE AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY DURING A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 21, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.
Notes
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V121000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.