NHTSA campaign 18V569000 · Toyota campaign J0S
Toyota Recall 18V-569: Inner Seat Belt Buckle Magnet Missing
NHTSA recall 18V569000 (Toyota campaign J0S) was reported by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing on August 29, 2018, with 19,354 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Toyota Avalon for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on September 19, 2018, 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 18V569000 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.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 18V569000 (also written 18V-569 or 18V569)
- Filed by
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Toyota campaign number
- J0S
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 19,354 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 64.47% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 18V569000. 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.
Toyota
Toyota Avalon
- 2012 · Vehicles built December 5, 2011 – October 22, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 18V569000.
Defect description
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2012 Toyota Avalon vehicles. During a vehicle repair, the seat belt inner buckles may have been replaced with parts that may incorrectly tell the air bag management system that the seat belt is always buckled.
Safety consequence
If the seat belt is falsely interpreted as being buckled, in the event of a crash, the air bags may not deploy appropriately, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will test the seat belt assembly to verify that it is properly detecting being unbuckled, replacing the inner seat belt assembly as necessary, free of charge. The recall began September 19, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0S.
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 18V569000
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.