Toyota Avalon: Seat belts

Affects Toyota Avalon · 2012 — about 19K vehicles.

The hazard

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.

What to do

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.

Critical — crash/injury risk now High — injury risk; see remedy Moderate — fix at next service Low — minor / informational