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- CHILD SEAT:VEHICLE LATCH ANCHOR
- Problem
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Tacoma vehicles. One or more of the individual welds in the upper child seat anchors may be insufficient. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage System."
- Risk
- An insufficient weld may prevent the child seat from being anchored properly, allowing the seat to move during a sudden stop or crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the upper child seat anchors and reweld the child seat anchors, as necessary. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 02, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 22TB09/ 22TA09.
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
What this recall means for you
Some Toyota Tacoma trucks may have one or more weak welds in the upper child seat anchors. Because these welds may be insufficient, the anchors may not hold a child seat properly, which does not meet federal child restraint anchorage requirements.
If a child seat is not anchored properly, it can move during a sudden stop or crash, increasing the risk of injury to a child riding in it.
An authorized Toyota dealer will inspect the upper child seat anchors and reweld them as needed, at no cost to you. Owner notification letters were expected to be mailed starting September 2, 2022. You can also contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, and check your vehicle identification number (VIN) for any open recalls.
Check whether this recall is open on your vehicle
Official recall notice
Affected vehicles
| Toyota Tacoma | 20222023 |
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