Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing – Seat Belt Webbing may be Cut by Seat Frame

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 RAV4 vehicles manufactured July 28, 2005, to December 19, 2012, and 2012-2014 RAV4 EV vehicles manufactured July 24, 2012, to August 29, 2014. In the event of a frontal collision, the rear seat belts for the outboard seats may be cut by the seat cushion frame.


Report Received Date 02/19/2016
NHTSA ID 16V096000
Consequence Summary A cut seat belt may not properly restrain the seat occupant, increasing their risk of injury in a crash.
Corrective Action Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will install a protector over both rear seat cushion frames, free of charge. The recall began on June 24, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is G0F.
Recall Code G0F
Potentially Affected 1123752
Fire Risk When Parked No
Do Not Drive No
Recall Link Go to Recall (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=16V096000)