Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V181000 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 11/17/2000 to 01/29/2004 | V (Vehicle) | 366572 | 05/07/2004 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 04/15/2004 | 04/20/2004 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain sport utility vehicles have a child protection lock (cpl) system on both of the rear side doors. when an operator of the vehicle closes the door very hard with the cpl lever set to the lock position, there is a possibility that the lever may contact the body panel, causing the cpl lever to move into the unlock position. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This condition could allow the door to be opened with the inside while the operator believes that the cpl was activated. if the door were opened from the inside while the vehicle was in motion, an occupant could fall out and be injured. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will shorten the cpl lever. owner notification began may 7, 2004. owners should contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Toyota recall no. ssc 40b.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||
| 12/19/2004 | 22500 | 2 | 12/04/2003 |
| 2004 toyota highlander was involved in crash. the doors were not locked when traveling, but were locked when the car came to a stop after crash. occupants could not get out. they could not turn off key. they could not break windows to get out, either, no matter how much they kicked them. this is a serious matter. if there had been a fire, the occupants would have died.*ak | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 02/12/2005 | 0 | 1 | 04/20/2004 |
| Erroneous reminder from toyota states they previously sent an official safety recall notification for safety recall campaign ssc 40b re child protection lock system. we have received no previous notice of this alleged recall. i have already sent a separate inquiry and complaint to toyota motors, usa about this. we are concerned that we missed the first notice, and that toyota can't keep it straight who they notified and who they didn't notify. *jb | |||