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RECALL MONDAY: 90,000 Highlanders To Come Back For Faulty Seat Belts

Agent009 submitted on 5/5/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:55:02 PM

20 user comments | Category: Misc News | Source: | SOURCE: www.reuters.com

Toyota Motor Corp is recalling 90,000 model year 2008 Highlander and Highlander hybrid sport utility vehicles due to potential problems with securing child safety seats in third row seats.

The locking mechanism on the seat belts apparently cannot secure properly when certain rear-facing child safety seats are used, which could cause the child seats to move, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported on Friday.

 



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RECALL MONDAY: 90,000 Highlanders To Come Back For Faulty Seat Belts

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drew630

Repost:
http://www.autospies.com/news/Toyota-recalls-90-000-Highlanders-over-seat-belts-29360/

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Posted on 5/5/2008 3:03:51 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Agent009

Ooops.. See what happens when you are off for the weekend? You can miss things like that.

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Posted on 5/5/2008 4:47:21 PM | | Votes: -1   

nicecars

Just another RELIABLE product from Toyota. If this was any American company it would be front page news !!!

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Posted on 5/5/2008 3:19:53 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 10   

sector

yeah but American car recalls usually deal with engine catching fire or the wheel falling off :)

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Posted on 5/5/2008 4:04:22 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5   

nicecars

So the seat belts that hold your butt in don't really matter?

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Posted on 5/5/2008 4:20:08 PM | | Votes: 4   

Rupert

Seatbelts that hold your babies in, no less.

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Posted on 5/5/2008 5:16:13 PM | | Votes: 2   

Rupert

I should explain "The locking mechanism on the seat belts apparently cannot secure properly when certain rear-facing child safety seats are used, which could cause the child seats to move".

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Posted on 5/5/2008 5:43:21 PM | | Votes: 1   

lexusrox123

of course, a seat belt problem is WAY worse than a wheel falling off resulting in the total demolition of the car and the people inside!

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Posted on 5/5/2008 6:26:09 PM | | Votes: -4   

S4cabriofoxone

When did anybody's wheel fall off, anyway?

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Posted on 5/5/2008 9:19:22 PM | | Votes: 3   

lexusrox123

i was being sarcastic

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Posted on 5/6/2008 8:59:12 AM | | Votes: -2   

huu76

I just assumed we were still double counting Toyota recalls.

I'm pretty sure children are the only people who can fit into any 3rd row seat. It's not the seatbelt, it's one of the latches for an after market product.

Still doesn't change the article though.

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/5/2008 7:03:57 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5   

FactsRule

Cheap jap tin boxes on wheels, should anyone be suprised???

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Posted on 5/5/2008 7:58:02 PM | | Votes: 4   

S4cabriofoxone

Actually, I have a friend looking at the Highlander, and I went with them to the dealer--has a surprisingly spacious third row. I could fit without much hassle, although I'm only 5'9".

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Posted on 5/5/2008 9:20:25 PM | | Votes: -1   

nicecars

This coming from a Toyota customer. The fact is that Toyota/Lexus have as many recalls as every one else. It's the fact that nobody cares because they think that Toyota never breaks! Just great marketing on their part.

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Posted on 5/5/2008 7:15:15 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

FactsRule

And what disney cartoon do you live in??? Toyo/Lexus never breaks, give me a BREAK!!!

Two of the worst cars I ever owned were made by Lexus, excuse me Toyota.. Always in the shop for transmission and electronic flaws...

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Posted on 5/5/2008 8:01:04 PM | | Votes: 4   

S4cabriofoxone

He said the OPPOSITE, FactsRule.

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Posted on 5/5/2008 9:20:53 PM | | Votes: 2   

nSun

GG toyota

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Posted on 5/6/2008 1:57:21 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

carguy68

talk about wheels fallin off,wern't there problems with tundra's lower ball joint's poping out of the socket! never heard that happen to a new american truck. Let's just face it toyota's brake down like every other make.

— carguy68 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/6/2008 3:42:57 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

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