Toyota Recalls 2014 Highlanders for Third-Row Seat Belt Anchor Defect
Toyota is recalling 2014 Highlanders because the third-row middle seat belt may not be properly secured to the vehicle floor, increasing injury risk in a crash.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect (seat belt anchorage) that increases the risk of injury in a crash, but no injuries or fatalities are reported in the source text, fitting the 'High' criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing is recalling certain model year 2014 Toyota Highlander vehicles manufactured between November 20, 2013, and January 18, 2014. The recall involves 7,067 vehicles where the third-row middle seat belt assembly might not have been properly secured to the vehicle floor anchorage during assembly. As a result, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
A seat belt that is not properly secured to its anchorage could increase the risk of injury to an occupant in the event of a crash. No specific injuries or fatalities are reported in the source text.
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the third-row middle seat belt anchor and, if necessary, properly secure it to the vehicle floor anchorage free of charge. The recall was expected to begin in March 2014. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
- Brand
- TOYOTA
- Manufacturer
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Category
- Vehicle — SUV
- Affected units
- 7,067
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (1)
- HIGHLANDER
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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