In March 2003, Toyota filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Seat Belt, covering the Liteace, Probox and 2 more models. The filing affects 32,416 vehicles manufactured between December 2002 and February 2003.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1109270 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | March 6, 2003 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Toyota |
| Component | Seat Belt |
| Production period | December 2002 — February 2003 |
| Vehicles affected | 32,416 units |
Filing in context
The Seat Belt is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 55 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 12 Toyota notifications from 2003 in this archive. For scale, 973 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles; the vehicles involved here were manufactured over a span of about 2 months.
Defect
The latch fitting inside the seat belt buckle for the driver and front passenger seats is machined to an incorrect shape. In the event of a collision or other impact generating an extremely large load, the belt may release and fail to restrain the occupant.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the driver and front passenger seat belt buckles with conforming parts.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 22 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.
| Type code (型式) | Model | Chassis ranges |
|---|---|---|
| GK-KM70 | Liteace | KM70-0011699 — KM70-0012046 |
| GK-KM75 | Liteace | KM75-0008544 — KM75-0008942 |
| GK-KM80 | Liteace | KM80-0003111 — KM80-0003176 |
| GK-KM85 | Liteace | KM85-0002746 — KM85-0002803 |
| KF-CM70 | Liteace | CM70-0004741 — CM70-0004775 |
| KF-CM75 | Liteace | CM75-0006821 — CM75-0006884 |
| KF-CM80 | Liteace | CM80-0002307 — CM80-0002332 |
| KF-CM85 | Liteace | CM85-0005085 — CM85-0005179 |
| KJ-CM70 | Liteace | CM70-0004740 — CM70-0004774 |
| KJ-CM75 | Liteace | CM75-0006823 — CM75-0006885 |
| KJ-CM85 | Liteace | CM85-0005090 — CM85-0005171 |
| KP-NLP51V | PROBOX | NLP51-0002498 — NLP51-0002912 |
| UA-NCP58G | PROBOX | NCP58-0012204 — NCP58-0014467 |
| UA-NCP59G | PROBOX | NCP59-0003794 — NCP59-0004561 |
| UA-NCP60 | IST | NCP60-0061371 — NCP60-0071353 |
| UA-NCP61 | IST | NCP61-0032916 — NCP61-0037013 |
| UA-NCP65 | IST | NCP65-0011906 — NCP65-0013496 |
| UA-NCP70 | ＷｉＬＬサイファ | NCP70-0007105 — NCP70-0012213 |
| UA-NCP75 | ＷｉＬＬサイファ | NCP75-0001837 — NCP75-0002513 |
| UB-NCP50V | PROBOX | NCP50-0007681 — NCP50-0009969 |
| UB-NCP51V | PROBOX | NCP51-0017595 — NCP51-0023047 |
| UB-NCP55V | PROBOX | NCP55-0005435 — NCP55-0006980 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
運転者席及び助手席の座席ベルトにおいて、ベルトバックル内の噛み合い金具の加工形 状に不適切なものがあるため、衝突等で極端に大きな荷重を受けた場合、ベルトが外れて 乗員を拘束できなくなるおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、運転者席及び助手席の座席ベルトバックルを良品と交換する。
Source & verification
This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:
https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3000562
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